Abstract

REVIEW OF HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY IN THE LIGHT OF QUALITY CONTROL

*Dr. Varsha Umesh Ghate and Dr. Umesh Shivajirao Ghate

ABSTRACT

In today’s era adulteration of any product is burning issue. In Homoeopathy Quality of Medicine is the Vital Factor. Quality can be defined as the status of the drug that is determined by identity, purity, content and other physical, chemical, biological properties, or by the manufacturing processes. Quality should not only be tested at the end but must be carried out right from the moment of receipt of raw materials, right through processing, till the final packaging. Homeopathic medicines are often prepared from natural and synthetic source materials. Two issues are decisive for the quality of homeopathic preparations: Determining the authenticity and the origin of the starting materials according to the homeopathic tradition and defining the manufacturing procedure. The quality of Homoeopathic Medicine ascertained and standardized as specified in HPI. By this literary study one can state that the Homeopathic preparations with the help of Quality Control have atherapeutic relevance, pure, safe, cost saving and having standards with quality specifications thus beneficial to physician and patient.

Keywords: quality, quality control, homoeopathic pharmacy, manufacturing process, good manufacturing practices.