Patients rely on homeopathy

Pharmacists and insured rely on homeopathy

02/27/2014

The Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg reported that more than 1,000 pharmacists had completed their training in homeopathy last year. For the President of the Pharmacists' Chamber, dr. Günther Hanke, these good numbers are no surprise:

„Baden-Württemberg is homeopathy country. Both the pharmaceutical industry and the pharmacists in Ländle are leaders in the national comparison, in terms of expertise and experience with homeopathy.“

A representative survey by the health insurance fund mhplus among 1,000 German citizens showed that 43 percent of the respondents prefer to take homeopathic or herbal supplements in case of illness. 44 percent are convinced that this medicine often works just as well as chemical drugs. Many patients worry that they will have to bear the extra costs of homeopathic treatment alone. That is why four out of ten Germans prefer to forego homeopathy. However, the fact is that in the meantime around 80 statutory health insurance funds are taking over the homeopathic treatment from the contract doctor. Two-thirds of Germans wish to receive the costs of acupuncture, homeopathy and osteopathy through their health insurance.

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