Pharmaceutical Quality of Homeopathic Medicinal Products

Rubrik: europharm

(Treffer aus pharmind, Nr. 01, Seite 74 (2021))

Orth H | Pannenbecker A | Prato N | Rothe M | Wiethoff K | Sickmüller B | Criswell M

Pharmaceutical Quality of Homeopathic Medicinal Products / Orth et al. • Quality of Homeopathic Medicinal Products · Orth H¹, Pannenbecker A², Prato N³, Rothe M⁴, Wiethoff K⁵, Sickmüller B⁶, Criswell M⁶ · ¹DHU-Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe und AVANTCORE Rechtsanwälte, Stuttgart und Homöopathisches Laboratorium Alexander Pflüger GmbH & Co. KG, , Rheda-Wiedenbrück und Pharmazeutische Fabrik Dr. Reckeweg & Co. GMBH, Bensheim und SANUM-Kehlbeck GmbH & Co. KG, Hoya und Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie e. V., Berlin
In recent years there have been several reports from outside Europe about improper manufacturing methods and missing or inadequate quality controls. This allows defective and potentially harmful medicines to be brought to markets. By contrast HMPs in the European Union (EU) and Germany meet the same rigorous standards for safety and quality as all other medicinal products (MPs). Therefore, consumers can be sure that they always receive officially monitored, high quality MPs. The important current legal and regulatory requirements in the EU and Germany are outlined in a wider context below. The EU has created with Directive 2001/83/EC a compilation ...

Safety, Pharmacovigilance and Appropriate Information for Patients of Homeopathic Medicinal Products

Rubrik: Arzneimittelwesen

(Treffer aus pharmind, Nr. 11, Seite 1473 (2018))

Michels H | Mohr C | Orth H | Thurisch B | Sickmüller B | Criswell M

Safety, Pharmacovigilance and Appropriate Information for Patients of Homeopathic Medicinal Products / Michels et al. • Information for Patients · Michels H, Mohr C, Orth H, Thurisch B, Sickmüller B, Criswell M · ¹Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate GmbH, Gie und DHU-Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG, ß und Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie e. V., en und Neustadt und an der Weinstraße und Karlsruhe und Berlin
Patients’ demand for homeopathic medicinal products is continuously high [ 1 , 2 ]. In Germany and generally in the EU, the current legal and regulatory requirements ensure that the available homeopathic medicinal products are safe and of high quality. They contain appropriate information and pharmacovigilance requirements are established. These regulatory requirements and their legal genesis are outlined in a wider context below. 1) For the entire EU, the term homeopathic medicinal product is defined by Article 1 (5) of Directive 2001/83/EC. This definition is implemented in Germany through the Medicinal Products Act (Arzneimittelgesetz, AMG). Pursuant to Section 4 (26) Sentence 1 AMG, ...

Quality aspects of homoeopathic preparations

Rubrik: Analytik

(Treffer aus pharmind, Nr. 10, Seite 1529 (2015))

Allmann I | Biber A | Mol C | Münch M | Orth H | Riegert U

Quality aspects of homoeopathic preparations / Allmann et al. • Quality aspects of homoeopathic preparations · Allmann I, Biber A, Mol C, Münch M, Orth H, Riegert U · ¹Biologische Heilmittel Heel GmbH, Baden-Baden und ²Deutsche Homöopathie-Union GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe und ³WALA Heilmittel GmbH, Bad Boll und ⁴Pharmazeutische Fabrik Dr. Reckeweg & Co. GmbH, Bensheim
Homoeopathy has been founded by Samuel Hahnemann in the 18 th century. From the early beginnings in Germany and France, homoeopathy has been established in many countries all over the world. Starting materials used in homoeopathy mainly belong either to chemically defined materials like elements, salts or minerals, or fresh plant materials are used, which should be processed in a fresh state. The key step for the production of homoeopathic preparations is the potentiation. By this strictly defined procedure, the ‘active principle’ is transferred from the matter onto the vehicle. At the moment there is no coherent explanation for this ...