Is Homeopathy Regulated?
In the countries where Stewart France sells its products all homeopathic medicines sold through retail outlets are required to be manufactured according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). This is a world standard in medical a product manufacturing, determined and regulated by a government agency which inspects the manufacturing facilities to ensure that they are operating to these standards.
Homeopathic medicines are regulated as drugs by inclusion in the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. All homeopathic medicines are required to have NDC (National Drug Codes) listed on the front panel of the label and box and identify that the products are registered with the federal government. Homeopathic medicines, like all drugs in the United States, are also regulated as prescription and non-prescription. If a remedy is regulated as a prescription item, it is necessary to have a written prescription from a physician to obtain the remedy. Drugs in the United States are made according to either the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) or the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS). These Pharmacopoeias are like cookbooks that contain the procedures for manufacturing drugs in the United States- either prescription or non-prescription. You can find most common drugs in the USP and every homeopathic medicine from Arnica to Zincum in the HPUS. Because homeopathic medicines are regula
