This is a good time to publish a book on homeopathic pharmacy. Not only
did we celebrate the 250th year of the birth of Samuel Hahnemann in 2005,
but the opportunities for a proper integrative healthcare system have never
been greater. When I was writing the first edition of this book, more than 10
years ago, healthcare delivery was taking place in a very different environment:
general practitioners diagnosed and prescribed, pharmacists dispensed
and counselled patients – albeit with some hesitation – and nurses
looked after patients with the same traditional skills they had used for centuries.
On a corporate level, none of us talked to our non-medically qualified
practitioners. On a personal level, some of our best friends were
professional homeopaths and we interacted frequently.