Mohit Mathur and Vishwa Kumar Gupta
NHMRC report on homeopathy; mixing apples with oranges
In March 2015 the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia, released a report1 on the evidence on the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating health conditions. This report examined the effectiveness of homeopathy based on:
1. An overview by an independent contractor, OptumInsight (Optum), of evidence from published systematic reviews.
2. An independent evaluation of information provided by homeopathy interest groups and the public.
3. Consideration of clinical practice guidelines and government reports on homeopathy published in other countries.
NHMRC concluded that there was no reliable evidence
from research in humans that homeopathy was effective for treating any of the range of health conditions considered.
