There is some good news and bad news related to homeopathy, and its access in the UK. The last 30 years have seen a great increase in evidence and studies that show homeopathy works. This has pushed a few countries in Europe to promote regulations in this sector, which is a very positive idea in principle. For example, Switzerland has decided to include homeopathy as part of medical courses, and France requires pharmacists to have a one-year training in homeopathic remedies.
In the UK. the Medicines Act is being reviewed and this will affect access to homoeopathic medicines. If the current proposals are endorsed by the government the following would occur:
2. Homoeopaths would no longer be able to dispense or prescribe medicines to you.
3. You would have to get your homoeopathic medicines personally from a handful of licenced homoeopathic pharmacies in Britain.In short, homeopathic remedies may be even more restricted that conventional medications with known side effects.
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The consolidation of the Medicines Act 1968 et al is just that – a consolidation. There are no real changes to the law.
It is currently illegal for unregistered homeopathic remedies to be supplied in the UK via the internet, telephone or mail order.
Non-medically qualified homeopaths have no prescribing rights. Homeopathy is not recognised in UK law.
The public can easily obtain homeopathic remedies from the EU as personal imports.
Petitions and writing MPs will achieve nothing. Current law is the result of EU legislation that is the result of lobbying by the European homeopathic industry!
The real issue is that UK homeopathic pharmacies have registered very few homeopathic medicines. If they had registered more, none of this would have happened.