Accra, April 14, GNA – The C4C Homeopathic Pharmaceuticals has launched Ghana’s first over-the-counter homeopathic medicine to complement the work of medical homeopath and enhance healthcare delivery.
The introduction of Livotone Liver Tonic, which has been approved by the Food and Drugs Authority for advertisement, meant that patrons of homeopathic medicine could now access the medicine in pharmacies without necessary visiting treatment centres.
Addressing a press conference in Accra in commemoration of the global Medical Homeopathic Week celebrations in Accra, Dr Michael Kyeremateng, the immediate-past Registrar of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council, described the development as significant breakthrough for Ghana’s homeopathic industry.
Dr Kyeremateng, who is also the President of the C4C Group of Companies, said hitherto no homeopathic medicine was available in pharmacies in Ghana due to the difficulty of industry players to meet the robust registration requirements.
He said the approval of the product by FDA was an indication that homeopathic practitioners could follow the required processes and overcome the hurdles to get their products approved to enhance safety.
“This will now create opportunities for Ghanaian’s nationwide to access homeopathic medicine at any major pharmacy in each region, district, communities in Ghana without stress alongside the herbal medicines and the allopathic medicines,” he said.
Dr Kyeremateng expressed concern about the activities of many practitioners who use radionic equipment’s to produce and transfer energy into water in a bottle mixed with food colour and give it out as homeopathic medicine.
He said the practice was not reviewed vetted and approved by the FDA due to the traditional nature of the practice.
Dr Kyeremateng said the C4C Group would train more homeopathic pharmacists and medical homeopaths to be self-employed and also work with various pharmacies, and over-the counter medicines that dispense homeopathic medications nationwide.
The initiative, he added, could create more than one million jobs in the next 22 years.
“There is the need for the proper training of the homeopathic pharmacist, the medical homeopath. Such a trained pharmacist and homeopath should have imbibed the homeopathic pharmacopoeia and its applications towards assisting patients at all homeopathic centres, clinics, hospitals, industries, factories,” he said.
Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine that aims to treat patients with highly diluted substances, typically in the form of sugar pills or liquid solutions.
The core principle of homeopathy is “like cures like,” meaning that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can be used to treat similar symptoms in a person who is ill.
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