Report confirms positive attitude and high demand for homeopathic and anthroposophic medicines

ECHAMP’s report, ‘Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products in the EU – Spotlight on an Industry’ is now available on the ECHAMP website, presenting a comprehensive review of the sector.

It confirms high levels of awareness of homeopathy and anthroposophic medicine in many countries in Europe, with growing use of and demand for these medicines and positive attitudes of citizens towards these therapies.

The publication provides a unique and up-to-date profile of the sector for homeopathic and anthroposophic medicinal products in the EU, outlining the demand for these medicinal products, presenting the characteristics of this industry and summarising the evidence base that underpins their use in health care. It is the only such source for summarised EU data on this sector and includes the results of detailed research with ECHAMP members over a period of time.

In her foreword to the publication, Me Michèle Rivasi MEP welcomes the report as “an authoritative source of information on the sector for homeopathy and anthroposophic medicine in the EU.”  She confirms her commitment to this sector, saying, “Legislation for homeopathic medicinal products has deep roots in their broad use in the Member States. I am committed to ensuring that they take their rightful place within European health care.”