A new detailed report from the European Council for Classical Homeopathy (ECCH) entitled ‘The Safety of Homeopathy’ concludes that homeopathic treatment is safe. Published in January, it comes at a time when patient safety is high on the political agenda of the European Union. The European Commission has recently publishedfigures estimating that 197,000 deaths per year in the EU are caused by adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and that the total cost to society of ADRs in the EU is €79 billion.

The overall conclusion of the new report is that homeopathic medicines are safe, as is homeopathic treatment by trained and regulated homeopathic practitioners.