Pharmacies

Dear colleagues,

As you might possibly know, the Hahnemann Pharmacy started its activities in 2000 when it became clear, that the position of homeopathic remedies in the Netherlands would change drastically.

We anticipated the changes by stocking up on base materials, which cannot be prepared industrially without registration anymore. We obtained these raw materials through VSM Geneesmiddelen and other homeopathic industries. As a pharmacy we are allowed to deliver homeopathic remedies prepared from these base materials without the obligation for registration.

As a pharmacy, we are equipped in such a way, that we can produce all necessary preparations. We can deliver in liquid oral remedies, globuli and pillules (our standard is globuli size 6 of which there are aprox. 20 granuli per gram) and, of course, in any other format of globuli. We can't make tablets, but we will, in consultation, if there is no other option (insolubility in lower potencies) supply a trituration. 

The inspection of the Public Health Service (IGZ in Dutch), gave new directions for the so-called  ‘colleague preparations'. Formerly the delivery to colleagues was still based on the direction of February the 4th 2002. Because of the introduction of the new law on medicine per July 1, 2007, the policy of the inspection was also changed and recently adapted.

Under strict conditions deliveries to colleagues are permitted. These conditions like e.g. a product dossier and compliance to GMP regulations, only enables colleague deliveries on a large scale. We have therefore chosen to only directly supply patients of the Hahnemann Pharmacy. Those are the so-called officinal and magistral preparations. 

In the interest of the individual health care, we therefore offer the following possibilities for your patient:

• In conference with your patient, you send us the original prescription(s) (or certified copies) for the non-registered homeopathica. (You keep a copy yourself.) You can send these to:

De Hahnemann Apotheek BV,

De Krommert 12-14,

NL-1851ZE Heiloo, The Netherlands.

• Please, indicate clearly which remedies were already delivered by you (if applicable). We will then take care of an immediate delivery to this mutual patient.

• You can also choose to inform the patient that he or she can directly present the prescription(s) to the Hahnemann Pharmacy. We can only accept the original or a certified copy of the original prescription.
• We advice the prescriber to order directly via our electronic order system for his or her patient(s).

Kind regards,

Chris Hurkmans, logistical manager.