Homeopathic “remedies” are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not. When people are healthy, it may not matter what they believe. But when serious illness strikes, false beliefs can lead to disaster. This Web site provides information about homeopathy that is difficult or impossible to find elsewhere. The bottom line is that it is senseless and does not work.
About Homeowatch
- Mission Statement
- Most Recent Additions to Quackwatch, and Its Affiliated Sites (link to Quackwatch)
- About Dr. Barrett
- Cheers & Jeers (updated 4/14/15)
Homeopathic Theories and Practices
- Overview (link to Quackwatch)
- The Law of Similars (posted 3/20/02)
- The Law of “Infinitesimals” (posted 3/20/02)
- How Homeopathy Harms (posted 8/10/15)
- Why Users Say Homeopathy Works (posted 3/15/20)
- Homeopathic Glossary (updated 8/4/15)
- Some Notes on the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia (posted 4/14/15)
- Misuse of the Term “Allopathy” (link to another site)
- Naturopathic Involvement with Homeopathy (posted 12/30/01)
- Is Homeopathy “New Science” or “New Age”? (posted 7/18/03)
- Does Homeopathy Work in Animals? (posted 2/5/18)
- Notable Quotes (posted 9/6/02)
- ScienceSaves Video – What is Homeopathy? (posted 11/02/22)
Homeopathic Research
- Research Overview (updated 8/1/15)
- Why Water “Clumping” Does Not Support Homeopathy (revised 12/10/01)
- Patents Related to Homeopathy (link to patent search)
- Australian National Health and Research Council Reports
- Detailed Analysis and Review of the Evidence (2013) (posted 3/15/15)
- Final Report (2015) (posted 3/15/15)
Investigative Reports
- Vega testing in the diagnosis of allergic conditions
- Quack “Electrodiagnostic” Devices Used for Selecting Remedies
- Examination of a Vegatest device
- My 1986 Visit to the Nevada Clinic (posted 12/5/01)
- My Visit with David Wember, M.D. (1986) (updated 6/1/18)
- Homeopathy: Real Medicine or Empty Promises? (1996) (posted 12/15/01)
- The World’s Most Outrageous Homeopathic Marketer (updated 6/5/14)
- Stay Away from Homeopathic Flu Vaccine “Substitutes” (posted 11/16/04)
- Coroner’s Report on the Death of Penelope Dingle (posted 5/26/12)
- Homeopathy in Nevada (Las Vegas Review-Journal series (1997)
- Consumer Perceptions of Homeopathic Products (Shugoll Focus Groups) posted 8/14/19)
Miscellaneous News
- Experts Call for Global Rejection of Homeopathy (posted 2/21/16)
- Homeopathic Products Used for Mass “Suicide” (posted 7/22/04)
- British Professors Attack Homeopathy (posted 5/26/06)
- WHO Asked to Condemn Homeopathy (posted July 9, 2009)
- Walmart Urged to Stop Marketing Oscillococcinum (posted 8/20/11)
- FDA Confirms Elevated Levels of Belladonna in Certain Homeopathic Teething Products (posted 1/29/17)
Legal and Regulatory Matters (United States)
- FTC Staff Report on Homeopathic Regulation (2015) (posted 9/28/15)
- Arizona Homeopathic Board Performance Audit and Sunset Review (2007) (posted 8/30/07)
- Bogus Homeopathic “Smallpox Shield” Stopped (posted 7/14/03)
- CFI and CSI Petition FDA to Take Action on Homeopathic Drugs (posted 9/3/11)
- Airport Security Screening of Homeopathic “Medicines” (posted 9/30/04)
- Conference Between FDA Officials and Homeopathic Representatives (1972) (posted 8/23/09)
- Meeting between FDA Officials and Homeopathic Pharmacists (1985) (posted 12/19/02)
- FDA Officials Discuss Whether Homeopathic Drugs Should Be Marketable without a Prescription (1981)
- FDA Compliance Policy Guide 7132.15 for Homeopathic Products
- FDA Import Alert Guidance Document (1981) (posted 2/9/05)
- FDA Warning Letter to Homeopathy for Health (2010)
- FDA Warning letter to Newton Laboratories (2002)
- FDA Warning letter to Similasan (2003)
- FDA Warning Letter about Pet Products (1997)
- Homeopathic “True Believer” Loses Medical License (posted 2/1/09)
- Status of Homeopathy in the United States (1985)
- Lancaster County Man Cited for Illegal Drug Sales (1986) (posted 8/23/09)
- Petition to Ban the Marketing of Homeopathic Products (1994)
- Disciplinary Action against Michelle Langdon (posted 1/22/03)
- Disciplinary Action against Katrina Tang (posted 4/26/04)
- Suit Targets Homeopathic Flu Remedy (Oscillococcinum) Claims (posted 8/19/11)
- Zicam Marketers Sued (posted 11/4/03)
- Homeopathic Prescriber Found Not Guilty of Reckless Conduct (posted 7/23/18)
- Disciplinary Actions against Three Homeopathic Doctors (posted 9/3/19)
- FDA Product Regulation: Comment by Dr. Barrett (posted 4/27/15)
- FDA Product Regulation: Comment by Society for Science-Based Medicine (posted 8/30/19)
- FTC Advertising Regulation: Comment by Dr. Barrett (posted 9/27/15)
- FTC Advertising Regulation: Comment by Society for Science-Based Medicine (posted 8/30/19)
Legal and Regulatory Matters (Other Countries)
- British Parliament Report Calls for End of Homeopathic Funding and Product Licensing
(posted 12/25/11) [FEATURE] - Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy (House of Commons Science and Technology Committee) (posted 8/22/10) [FEATURE]
- Health Department Response to Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy (posted 8/22/10)
- European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) recommendations (2017)
- Health Canada Consultation on Homeopathic Products (2002) (link to Health Canada)
- Health Canada Industry Guide for Homeopathic Products (2015)
- Disciplinary Action Against Richard Gorringe, M.D. (link to Quackwatch)
- British Advertising Standards Authority Issues Warning about Homeopathy Claims (posted 7/10/12)
- Other Advertising Standards Authority Actions (posted 7/10/15)
Homeopathic History
- Essay by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1842)
- Homeopathy: An Examination of Its Doctrines and Evidences (Worthington Hooker, MD, 1851)
- Homeopathy and Allopathy (Reply to Hooker), E.E. Marcy, MD, 1852)
- Massachusetts Medical Society Report (1854)
- Modern Homeopathy: Its Absurdities and Inconsistencies (William Browning, MD, 1894)
- Curiosities of Homeopathic Pharmacy (1890)
- Abraham Flexner’s View of Homeopathic Schools (1910)
- The Rise and Fall of Homeopathy (Morris Fishbein, MD (1932)
- “Fundamentals of Homeo-Therapeutics” (1966)
- Report of the Australian Committee of Inquiry (1977)
- Riding the Coattails of Homeopathy’s Revival (1985)
- Homeopathic Drugs, Royal Copeland, and Federal Drug Regulation
- The True Story of Oscillococcinum (revised 12/4/10)
Homeopathic Publications
- A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica (John Henry Clarke, MD, 1900) (posted 7/20/19)
- Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, Volume 8 (1915)
- Text-Book of Homeopathic Materia Medica (George Royal, MD, 1920)
- The Scientific Reasonableness of Homeopathy (Royal Copeland, MD, 1909)
Critical Articles and Web Sites
- NCAHF Position Paper on Homeopathy
- A Chemist’s Brief Look at Homeopathy (posted 12/2/01)
- Why You Can’t Trust Homeopathy (posted 1/22/12)
- Be Wary of “Homeoprophylaxis” (link to another site)
- British Veterinary Voodoo Society
- Discover Homeopathy
- Hahnemann’s Homeopathy (seven articles debunking homeopathic theory and practice)
- Homeopathy Information Network
- Homeopathy: A Critique (four-part series by Stuart Thomson)
- Homeopathy: All the Idiocy That Fits (Satire by Peter Bowditch)
- Homeopathy (Skeptic’s Dictionary)
- Homeopathy and Magical Thinking
- Homeopathy and Science: A Closer Look
- Homeovitality (Magic DNA Snake Oil)
- The Scientific Evaluation of Homeopathy (includes research summary)
- UK Homeopathy Regulation
- Why Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Proof
- Why Pharmacists Should Not Sell Homeopathic Products (updated 8/26/03)
Proponent Views
- A Homeopathic Response to Terrorism (posted 12/2/01)
- AANP Position Paper on Homeopathy (posted 2/18/06)
- Links to Proponent Sites [updated 6/5/13]
- Introductory Workbook in Homeopathy (Richard L. Crews, M.D.) (posted 3/28/12)
