Was betrifft es? Warum ist das wichtig?

Complementary medicine are therapies used alongside conventional therapies (e.g. the use of drugs, radiation, or surgery) such as, homeopathy, anthroposophic medicine or traditional Asian medicine.

 

Complementary medicine are:

  • Exclusively for use in individual treatments provided by specialists trained in the treatment in question (e.g. dosage, dispensing means)
  • Manufactured according to the manufacturing regulations for complementary therapies

 

Herbal medicine:

  • Use plants to treat disease or improve the general health and wellbeing of subjects.
  • They contain as their  active substance one or more herbal substances or one or more herbal preparations

Was muss ich befolgen?

As a SP-INV / Site-INV familiarize yourself with the definition complementary and herbal medicine

Wo kann ich Hilfe anfordern?

Your local Research Support Centre can assist you with experienced staff regarding this topic

  • Basel, Departement Klinische Forschung (DKF), dkf.unibas.ch

  • Lugano, Clinical Trials Unit (CTU-EOC), ctueoc.ch

  • Bern, Department of Clinical Research (DCR), dcr.unibe.ch

  • Geneva, Clinical Research Center (CRC), crc.hug.ch

  • Lausanne, Clinical Research Center (CRC), chuv.ch

  • St. Gallen, Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), h-och.ch

  • Zürich, Clinical Trials Center (CTC), usz.ch

External Links

Swissmedic – see in particular complementary & herbal medicines

  • Herbal medicinal products
  • Homeopathic and anthroposophic medicinal products
  • Asian medicinal products

 

Swiss Law

TPA -– see in particular articles

  • Art. 4 definitions complementary medicines with/ without indications
  • Art. 4 Definition herbal medicines
Abkürzungen
  • CTU – Clinical Trials Unit
  • Site-INV – Site-Investigator
  • SP-INV – Sponsor-Investigator
  • TPA – Therapeutic Product Act
Basic ↦ Drug or Device ↦ Therapeutic Products ↦ Complementary and Herbal Medicine
Study
Basic

Provides some background knowledge and basic definitions

Basic Monitoring
Concept

Starts with a study idea

Ends after having assessed and evaluated study feasibility

Concept Statistic Methodology
Concept Drug or Device
Development

Starts with confidence that the study is feasible

Ends after having received ethics and regulatory approval

Development Drug or Device
Set-Up

Starts with ethics and regulatory approval

Ends after successful study initiation

Set-Up Ethics and Laws
Set-Up Statistic Methodology
Set-Up Quality and Risk
Set-Up Drug or Device
Conduct

Starts with participant recruitment

Ends after the last participant has completed the last study visit

Conduct Statistic Methodology
Conduct Drug or Device
Completion

Starts with last study visit completed

Ends after study publication and archiving

Completion Drug or Device
Current Path (click to copy): Basic ↦ Drug or Device ↦ Therapeutic Products ↦ Complementary and Herbal Medicine

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