Sunday, February 5, 2017

Media: RAS said about the false scientific character of homeopathy and suggested not to deceive patients – Opinion

Commission to combat pseudoscience of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) the results of studies made a Memorandum of lunarfest homeopathic medicines, which contains a claim of futility and encouraged to withdraw such drugs from medical institutions, and also to prohibit false advertisement of these drugs.

the Scientists noted that homeopathy as a method of treatment originated in an era when the most important presentation of chemistry and biology about the properties of molecules have not yet been generally accepted. For example, a number of scientists believed that matter is infinitely divisible, which gave reason to believe in the effectiveness of the dilution solutions of any degree, writes “Kommersant”.

“explain the mechanisms of the proposed action of homeopathy contradict the known chemical, physical and biological laws, and convincing experimental confirmation of its effectiveness do not exist”, – said in a Memorandum to the scientists.

In connection with scientific facts, the authors of the Memorandum suggested the Ministry of health to stop the use of homeopathic medicines in public hospitals. In addition, the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) proposed to take action to stop the advertising of homeopathy, and pharmacies do not sell these drugs along with do having healing chemical properties of drugs.

according to the publication, in response to the Ministry of health promised to investigate the situation and to consider arguments from the report of scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

the Publication also provides data on the market of homeopathy in Russia. With reference to the analytical company QuintilesIMS noted that Russia was 1.8 thousand, homeopathic medicines and 28 manufacturers. In 2016 at the pharmacies of the country was sold 21.8 million packages of such drugs by 7.32 billion.

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