[Omeo33] Art 0051 - Homeopathy, 2005, 94 (4), 233-240

[Gino Santini]

Harm in homeopathy: Aggravations, adverse drug events or medication  
errors?
C Endrizzi, E Rossi, L Crudeli and D Garibaldi

Background - The assessment of harm arising from the use of  
homeopathic medicine is much discussed, but there is little published  
data on the subject.
Aim - To study prospectively adverse drug events related to  
homeopathic medicines.
Setting - The data were gathered between 1 June 2003 and 30 June 2004  
during follow-up visits consecutively carried out at the Homeopathic  
Clinic, Campo di Marte Hospital, Azienda USL 2, Lucca (Italy). They  
refer to effects following the administration of a homeopathic  
medicine, prescribed according to the classical homeopathic method.
Methods - Reports collected by a homeopathic doctor (not the  
prescribing doctor) on the nature and intensity of the effect, dose  
and frequency of administration, time relationship between the drug  
use and the adverse events, challenge, unchallange possible  
concomitant factors, causality (improbable, unlikely, possible,  
probable, certain).
Results - Out of 335 homeopathic consecutive follow-up visits between  
1 June 2003 and 30 June 2004, nine adverse reactions were reported  
(2.68%) including one case of allergy to lactose, excipient of the  
granules.
Conclusions - Adverse events to homeopathic drugs exist and are  
distinguishable from homeopathic aggravations, but are rare and not  
severe.

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