Issn  2249-7579
e Issn  2249-7579
Publisher JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: HOMEOPATHY- A REVIEW

Subash Vijayakumar
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, MGM Hospital, Warangal, A.P, India.

Homeopathy ,Alternative medicine ,

Homeopathic remedies have been the subject of numerous clinical trials, which test the possibility that they may be effective through some mechanism unknown to science. While some individual studies have positive results, systematic reviews of published trials have failed to demonstrate efficacy. Because of the extremely high dilutions, most homeopathic remedies are, at least, harmless. However, patients who choose to use homeopathy rather than normal medicine risk missing timely diagnosis and effective treatment of serious conditions. The regulation and prevalence of homeopathy vary greatly from country to country

2 , 2 , 2012

57 - 69