Homeopathy: Group fights France’s no reimbursement rule A homeopathy association is taking the country to court after France stopped reimbursing homeopathic medicine from January 1 this year
France issues list of non-reimbursed homeopathy drugs The full list of homeopathic and herbal medicines that will no longer be reimbursed by the French State from January 1, 2021, has been published.
‘I have seen results of homeopathy in 40 years as GP’ President of the homeopathy doctors’ association argues that ending the policy of reimbursements would lead to ‘two-tier’ healthcare in France Homeopathy: French MPs oppose reimbursement decision Homeopathy no longer reimbursed in France from 2021 Homeopathy: France should not reimburse, report says
French pro-homeopathy campaign launches after backlash Pro-homeopathy groups in France are mounting a defence of their products, as medical authorities debate whether the medicine should be reimbursed and some health professionals condemn the drugs.
French GPs call for stop to homeopathy reimbursement Doctors in France have called for homeopathic medicine to no longer be reimbursed by the state, calling homeopathy an “esoteric practice” that cannot be justified.
French Homeopaths' union sues doctors More than 120 doctors have been sued by a homeopaths’ union after signing a letter to a newspaper calling for homeopathy costs not to be reimbursed as it and other alternative care were ‘esoteric disciplines’ and ‘fed by charlatans’.
Doctors condemn 'alternative medicines' A total 124 doctors sign an open letter criticising alternative medicines such as homeopathy as having 'no scientific basis'
Homeopathy is not backed by science Homeopathic remedies have been branded “scientifically implausible” by the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council with “no evidence they are effective for any known diseases, even if there is sometimes a placebo effect”.