Homeopathic Industry Perspectives — Can More Be Better?
Natural products’ consumers now have more choices than ever in the homeopathic medicinal category.
Finished Product Testing
Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) require manufacturers of homeopathic drug products to establish finished product specifications and to ensure product quality by testing products for conformance to specifications prior to release.
FDA Requirements for Final Product Testing: Current State of Regulation and Implications for the Industry
Final Product Testing of drug products has been a fixture in Title 21 of the Code of Federal regulations. Since the outset, this requirement has caused some difficulty for the manufacturers of homeopathic drug products (HDPs) since the final drug concentration in the final homeopathic dosage form often fell below the limits of measurement.
History and Current Status of Homeopathic Drugs and the Mass Market
It goes without saying that the status of homeopathic OTC drugs sold on the mass market has drastically changed in the past two decades. In fact, in the early 1990s there were virtually zero homeopathic products sold in drug, grocery and mass merchandise stores.
OTC & Dietary Supplement Combination Products
In 2008, the Tan Sheet reported that Bayer had received warning letters reinforcing the FDA’s ban on Supplement/Drug Combination products stating that the two Bayer HealthCare products combining aspirin with dietary supplements are unapproved new drugs.
Kids Are Number ONE with Homeopathy
Do you worry about your child suffering from painful recurring earaches and diarrhea during the flu season? Did you know that homeopathy with its rich history and many kid friendly dosage forms, offers help and hope by triggering the body’s own defenses and without causing side effects?
Homeopathy and ‘The Memory of Water’
The July 2007 issue of Homeopathy; The Journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy, is a special issue devoted entirely to the science and commentary surrounding investigations of homeopathic remedies and the theories of water memory as an explanation for homeopathic potencies.
Don’t Skip the Mint
Peppermint is one of the oldest and most widely used herbal remedies.
The Current Regulatory Status of Veterinary Homeopathic Drugs in the United States
Homeopathic medicines have been classified as drugs in the United States since their inclusion in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FFD&CA).
FDA Proposes Barring Certain Cattle Material from Medical Products
On January 12, 2007 FDA published a new Rile that describes the use of materials derived from cattle in medical products intended for use in humans and drugs intended for use in ruminants.