The document is intended as a support to national regulatory authorities – and to manufacturers of homeopathic medicines - in ensuring the safety and quality of homeopathic medicines. National authorities may want to use it as a reference when establishing appropriate regulatory requirements. The document provides definitions of commonly used technical terms in relation to the quality of homeopathic medicines:. This had been recommended by workshop on homeopathy at the 10th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) in 2002, held in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and should facilitate quality control regulation.
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