FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHMRC Finds No Credible Evidence for Homeopathy: Pharmacists Must React
Following an extremely extensive and rigorous study, Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has published their final statement on the evidence regarding the use of homeopathic products in the treatment of health conditions. Their primary conclusion is:
"there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective."
Many New Zealand pharmacies sell a range of homeopathic products. In September 2014, the Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint laid by the Society for Science Based Healthcare against an advertisement for a homeopathic jet lag prevention product (“No-Jet-Lag”) in an Auckland pharmacy, where an in-store display misleadingly claimed "it really works".
The pharmacy involved in the complaint agreed to stop selling this product in the event that the complaint was upheld, but this particular product is still promoted and sold in many pharmacies across the country. Many other homeopathic products, such as the New Zealand made NaturoPharm range, are also sold in many New Zealand pharmacies.
An industry code of ethics published by the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand requires that:
"[Pharmacists] must:... Only purchase, supply or promote any medicine, complementary therapy, herbal remedy or other healthcare product where there is no reason to doubt its quality or safety and when there is credible evidence of efficacy."
It is abundantly clear that this is not the case for any homeopathic product. As such, it is imperative that all responsible pharmacists should immediately stop promoting and selling homeopathic products in response to this report from the NHMRC. more
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