[Drugs for special therapies. Demonstration of the effectiveness of homeopathy drugs].

The drugs employed in special types of therapy-phytotherapy, homeopathy, anthroposophic medicines--are being used more and more frequently. In view of the fact that they are equated by law with chemical-synthetic drugs, they must meet the criteria of quality and harmlessness. With respect to effectiveness, the specific peculiarities of these special types of therapy have to be taken into account, and this is illustrated taking homeopathic agents as an example.