Pharmacy Daily | Homeopathy faces Court

HOMEOPATHY Plus! Australia will face the Federal Court over allegations of misleading claims regarding the effectiveness of the whooping cough vaccine. The action has been instigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which has alleged that statements made on the Homeopathy Plus! website are in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The Homeopathy Plus! claims state that the whooping cough vaccine is “unreliable” and “largely ineffective” in preventing whooping cough and that homeopathic remedies are a safe and effective alternative for the prevention and treatment of whooping cough. As part of its case the ACCC is seeking an injunction to have the claims removed, as well as penalties against the company and individuals. “Whooping cough is a highly infectious respiratory disease which is most serious in young children,” the ACCC said. “The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing recommends children receive the whooping cough vaccine as part of routine childhood immunisation,” the ACCC added.

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