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Homeopathic Practitioners also have to be licensed to compound Homeopathic medicine and to dispense any medicine falling within their scope of practice. Both conventional pharmacology and Homoeopharmaceutics are a legal training requirement. Training therefore is based upon the medical curriculum with homeopathy as the primary therapeutic focus.
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) is a private, not-for-profit [1] institution with two campus locations: the CCNM -Toronto Campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the CCNM -Boucher Campus in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The college's legal operating name is the Institute of Naturopathic Education and Research.
The term natural health product (NHP) is used in Canada to describe substances such as vitamins and minerals, herbal medicines, homeopathic preparations, energy drinks, probiotics, and many alternative and traditional medicines. [1] A 2010 survey showed that 73% of Canadians consume NHP on a regular basis.
Hyland's began selling products in Canada in 1990. [ 2 ] In 2013, the FDA conducted a review of Hyland's labeling and marketing information which revealed numerous products misbranded in violation of sections 503 and 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) [21 U.S.C. §§ 353 and 331].
Faculty-Accredited courses in homeopathy are taught at four locations in the UK and four overseas. [16] After specified training periods, students are eligible to sit for the specialist examinations, which lead to the Faculty's qualifications: LFHom, MFHom (for dentists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and podiatrists), VetMFHom (for veterinary surgeons) and DFHom (for pharmacists and podiatrists).
A medical license is an occupational license that permits a person to legally practice medicine.In most countries, a person must have a medical license bestowed either by a specified government-approved professional association or a government agency before they can practice medicine.
Board certification is also used in the field of pharmacy, where a pharmacist can be recognized in specialized areas of advanced pharmacy practice after fulfilling eligibility requirements and passing a certification examination by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties [3] or the National Board of Medication Therapy Management. [4]
The distinction comes from the use in homeopathy of substances that are meant to cause similar effects as the symptoms of a disease to treat patients (homeo - meaning "similar"). As used by homeopaths, the term allopathy has always referred to the principle of treating disease by administering substances that produce other symptoms (when given ...