Basic↦Drug or Device↦Therapeutic Products↦Complementary and Herbal Medicine
What is it? Why is it important?
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
What do I need to do?
Where can I get help?
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