Effect of homeopathic treatment on fibrositis (primary fibromyalgia)

Where Does Homeopathy Fit in Pharmacy Practice?

“…39 In 2004, Bell et al reproduced the positive results yielded by Fisher et al 39 All participants in the study had physician-confirmed fibromyalgia. 44 Patients randomized to the homeopathic group were given individualized remedies.…”

“…It is recommended that pharmacists learn the 3 main principles of homeopathy, as outlined above; the law of similars, individualized therapy based on symptoms, and the use of very small doses. 3,[6][7][8] Pharmacists should also be aware that the data assessing the efficacy of homeopathy are mixed-there are rigorous, reproducible studies that show homeopathy is effective, 39,[42][43][44] and equally scientifically sound studies that show it is not. [28][29][30][80][81][82] A similar situation exists with respect to in vivo studies of homoeopathic products used to treat plants and animals.…”

“…In the last 3 decades, a number of high-quality, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled homeopathic studies have reported that homeopathically prepared products are more effective than placebo for a variety of conditions such as acute hayfever (mixed grass pollen 30C), rheumatoid arthritis (individualized remedies), primary fibromyalgia (rhus toxicodendron 6X), allergic asthma (isopathy to principle allergen), influenza syndrome (oscillococcinum 200C), childhood diarrhea (individualized remedies), and primary fibromyalgia (individualized remedies). [38][39][40][41][42][43] (Note: C means that the homeopathic product was diluted 1:100, eg, 30C means it was diluted 30 times at a factor of 1:100; 200 C means it was diluted 200 times at a factor of 1:100. X means the homeopathic product was diluted 1:10, eg, a 6X product was diluted 6 times at a ratio of 1:10 each time.)…”

Komplementäre und alternative Verfahren beim Fibromyalgiesyndrom

“…Die mittlere Nachuntersuchungszeit von 3 Studien lag bei 17 (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) Wochen (Evidenzbericht, . Tab.…”

“…Bei einer Subgruppenanalyse zeigte sich eine signifikante Reduktion von Schmerz und Schlafstörungen bei den Patienten, die >3 Symptomcharakteristika des verschriebenen Medikaments aufwiesen [23]. In einer Studie wurde eine Reduktion von Schmerz und Schlafstö-rungen im Vergleich zu Placebo festgestellt [24]. In einer Nachanalyse der Studie mit statistisch angemessenen Methoden konnte in der ersten Cross-over-Behandlungsphase keine signifikante Über-legenheit von Homöopathie gegenüber Placebo festgestellt werden [15].…”