PMID- 23163497
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131112
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1742-1241 (Electronic)
IS  - 1368-5031 (Linking)
VI  - 66
IP  - 12
DP  - 2012 Dec
TI  - Adverse effects of homeopathy: a systematic review of published case reports and 
      case series.
PG  - 1178-88
LID - 10.1111/ijcp.12026 [doi]
AB  - AIM: The aim of this systematic review was to critically evaluate the evidence 
      regarding the adverse effects (AEs) of homeopathy. METHOD: Five electronic 
      databases were searched to identify all relevant case reports and case series. 
      RESULTS: In total, 38 primary reports met our inclusion criteria. Of those, 30 
      pertained to direct AEs of homeopathic remedies; and eight were related to AEs 
      caused by the substitution of conventional medicine with homeopathy. The total 
      number of patients who experienced AEs of homeopathy amounted to 1159. Overall, 
      AEs ranged from mild-to-severe and included four fatalities. The most common AEs 
      were allergic reactions and intoxications. Rhus toxidendron was the most 
      frequently implicated homeopathic remedy. CONCLUSION: Homeopathy has the 
      potential to harm patients and consumers in both direct and indirect ways. 
      Clinicians should be aware of its risks and advise their patients accordingly.
CI  - (c) 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
FAU - Posadzki, P
AU  - Posadzki P
AD  - Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK. 
      paul.posadzki@pcmd.ac.uk
FAU - Alotaibi, A
AU  - Alotaibi A
FAU - Ernst, E
AU  - Ernst E
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Review
PT  - Systematic Review
PL  - India
TA  - Int J Clin Pract
JT  - International journal of clinical practice
JID - 9712381
RN  - 0 (Materia Medica)
SB  - IM
CIN - Int J Clin Pract. 2013 Apr;67(4):385-6. PMID: 23521332
CIN - Int J Clin Pract. 2013 Apr;67(4):386-7. PMID: 23521333
CIN - Int J Clin Pract. 2013 Apr;67(4):388-9. PMID: 23521335
CIN - Int J Clin Pract. 2013 Apr;67(4):389. PMID: 23521336
CIN - Int J Clin Pract. 2013 Sep;67(9):923-6. PMID: 23952470
CIN - J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Jan;20(1):67-8. PMID: 24325261
MH  - Drug Eruptions/etiology
MH  - Epidemiologic Methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Materia Medica/*adverse effects/poisoning
EDAT- 2012/11/21 06:00
MHDA- 2013/11/13 06:00
CRDT- 2012/11/21 06:00
PHST- 2012/11/21 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/11/21 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/11/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/ijcp.12026 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Clin Pract. 2012 Dec;66(12):1178-88. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12026.