process was presented. They recommended additional research and harmonization of the monograph (new drug evaluation) process across pharmacopeias.Dr. Heike Gypser, Secretary of Pharmacy, LMHI, could not attend the forum despite her willingness to do so. However, her views on the subject were communicated to the forum through other representatives of LMHI. Over a billion patients worldwide are demanding safe and effective medicines for their conditions. In this era of growing adverse drug reactions and auto-immune and lifestyle-related illnesses, Homeopathy has a crucial role to play in the well-being of mankind. Being gentle, safe as well as cost-effective, Homoeopathy is gaining popularity across the globe and is one of the most followed medical systems in India. The use of homoeopathy is steadily growing in India and as per an analysis by Ministry of AYUSH, this sector exhibited an annual growth rate of 26.3% in the past year, the highest among the other AYUSH modalities. Homeopathic medicines have a different history, background and mode of utilization compared to conventional medicines. Also the integration of homeopathy in public healthcare system ranges from a fully accepted medicinal speciality such as in India- – to a complete absence. The regulation of homeopathic medicines reflects this variability. The homeopathic industry collaborates on regulatory issues in certain domains, but this collaboration is fragmented at best. It is with the aim of bringing the homoeopathic industry and regulatory sector on a common platform for strategic discussion that this Integrated Medicine Forum on the Regulation of ‘World Homeopathic Medicinal Products: National and Global has been conceived strategies’, jointly by Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India and by World Integrated Medicine Forum (WIMF), an international firm that organises, and provides consultation for arranging such fora. The event is supported by Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, as well as other government organisations, Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIMH) & Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). Through this forum, regulators from more than 15 countries including France, Germany, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India etc. shared the current status,
process was presented. They recommended additional research and harmonization of the monograph (new drug evaluation) process across pharmacopeias.Dr. Heike Gypser, Secretary of Pharmacy, LMHI, could not attend the forum despite her willingness to do so. However, her views on the subject were communicated to the forum through other representatives of LMHI. Over a billion patients worldwide are demanding safe and effective medicines for their conditions. In this era of growing adverse drug reactions and auto-immune and lifestyle-related illnesses, Homeopathy has a crucial role to play in the well-being of mankind. Being gentle, safe as well as cost-effective, Homoeopathy is gaining popularity across the globe and is one of the most followed medical systems in India. The use of homoeopathy is steadily growing in India and as per an analysis by Ministry of AYUSH, this sector exhibited an annual growth rate of 26.3% in the past year, the highest among the other AYUSH modalities. Homeopathic medicines have a different history, background and mode of utilization compared to conventional medicines. Also the integration of homeopathy in public healthcare system ranges from a fully accepted medicinal speciality – such as in India- to a complete absence. The regulation of homeopathic medicines reflects this variability. The homeopathic industry collaborates on regulatory issues in certain domains, but this collaboration is fragmented at best. It is with the aim of bringing the homoeopathic industry and regulatory sector on a common platform for strategic discussion that this ‘World Integrated Medicine Forum on the Regulation of Homeopathic Medicinal Products: National and Global strategies’, has been conceived jointly by Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India and by World Integrated Medicine Forum (WIMF), an international firm that organises, and provides consultation for arranging such fora. The event is supported by Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, as well as other government organisations, Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIMH) & Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). Through this forum, regulators from more than 15 countries including France, Germany, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India etc. shared the current status,
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