Homeopathy Meds Undergo Mass Tests of Overdose Levels

On Saturday, January 30, several hundred volunteers lined up in front of 6 branches of a major pharmacy chain in the UK, and each swallowed up to 80 homeopathic “pillules”.  The idea was to show that massive overdoses of such homeopathic remedies are without any obvious effect. No one died or reported any serious reaction.  The participants were on pretty safe ground, given our present knowledge of homeopathic medicines.       

One purpose of the action was to embarrass the pharmacy, Boots, into withdrawing homeopathic meds from sale.  Boots doesn’t believe that the meds contain anything active, but says it’s committed to providing customers with a wide range of products.    The UK National Health Service covers $6 million of the $60 million spent annually on homeopathic medications.      

Homeopathy is alive and well in the USA.  However, the absence of clinical studies demonstrating any effectiveness has led homeopathic medications to be on many people’s quack list.  I suggest you save your money, and hope that we don’t follow the attitude taken by the Royal Family and the UK National Health Service.