[Omeo33] Art 0949 - Homeopathy, 2008, 97 (3), 152-155

[Gino Santini]

‘Homeopathy’: Untangling the debate
Clare Relton, Alicia O'Cathain and Kate J. Thomas

There are active public campaigns both for and against homeopathy, and  
its continuing availability in the NHS is debated in the medical,  
scientific and popular press. However, there is a lack of clarity in  
key terms used in the debate, and in how the evidence base of  
homeopathy is described and interpreted.
The term ‘homeopathy’ is used with several different meanings  
including: the therapeutic system, homeopathic medicine, treatment by  
a homeopath, and the principles of ‘homeopathy’. Conclusions drawn  
from one of these aspects are often inappropriately applied to another  
aspect. In interpreting the homeopathy evidence it is important to  
understand that the existing clinical experimental (randomised  
controlled trial) evidence base provides evidence as to the efficacy  
of homeopathic medicines, but not the effectiveness of treatment by a  
homeopath. The observational evidence base provides evidence as to the  
effectiveness of treatment by a homeopath. We make four  
recommendations to promote clarity in the reporting, design and  
interpretation of homeopathy research.

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