Posted 21 January 2016
This article, copied from The Conversation, asks the question why Oscillococcinum is even on our shelves when the evidence does not support its use for flu.
Prof Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, writes “A homeopathic flu product is being advertised in South Africa despite the fact that an internationally based review, and an update to it, have found the product to be ineffective”.
It is essential to read his article with this CamCheck article in mind: Absurdity of Oscillococcinum: ASA FAC ruling (opens in a new browser window)
Why an ineffective flu remedy is still being advertised in South Africa
Prof Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
January 21, 2016 6.57am SAST
A homeopathic flu product is being advertised in South Africa despite the fact that an internationally based review, and an … Read the rest
Good article. I’m particularly a fan of Mark Crislip’s take on it:
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/ososillyococcinum-and-other-flu-bits/
Mark Crislip is a self-proclaimed expert on SCAM (Supplements, Complementary and Alternative Medicine).
He has a great podcast called Quackcast which delves into all manner of SCAM claims and “evidence”.
This is an fantastic product it helped me my mom of 86 very preventive product for flue
@Antoinette
Great that this appears to have benefited your mom. Considering that studies on people with flu have found the product to not really work, would suggest that “confirmation bias” is a strong factor here.