Macías CEC, Asbun BJ

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 190-197
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ABSTRACT

Introduction. Traditionally, homeopathic medicines are regarded as safe. Practitioners do not report the presence of adverse events in their routine practice and there is no information in homeopathic farmacovigilance in our country. Objective. To evaluate the frecuency of homeopathic aggravations and adverse events of homeopathic medicines prescribed in the clinical practice of Hospital Juarez de Mexico during 2007. Material and methods. A descriptive, cross sectional and retrospective study was performed by checking the clinical files of 199 prescriptions during 2007. Results. The frecuency of adverse events was 6.5% (13/ 199); the symptoms were minor and possibly not related to the homeopathic treatment. The frecuency of homeopathic aggravations was 32.7%, but they were also transient and minor. Conclusions. Although the frecuency of adverse events in homeopathic prescriptions was low, it is important to distinguish them of the homeopathic aggravation. It is neccessary to perform prospective studies in security with deliberate research of adverse events.

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