City-based homoeopathy doctors and practitioners have begun implementing safer homeopathic dispensing practices in an effort to standardise and popularise the traditional form of medicine.
The new practices have been adopted following reports of loose medicines sold in the market being laced with allopathic medicines and even steroids, sometimes in high dosages.
For the first time, doctors have started prescribing pre-medicated homoeopathic medicines to patients that offer more quality, safety and hygiene than conventional drugs.
These pre medicated medicines or Boiron Tubes as they are called, are high quality medicines packaged in a unique sealed tube and are considered gold standard in homeopathy. The tubes have ingredient labelling, indications, batch number, intelligent design, expiry dates and MRP listed on them giving patients more choice and convenience. Moreover, they are manufactured in high tech plants, untouched by hand.
Dr Madhabi Bhattacharya of the Durga Seva Sadan Clinic, said, “The new fast acting medicines will benefit patients immensely who are suffering from illness that are persisting for a long time or constantly recurring. Homeopathy will no longer be considered a slow acting treatment.”