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Oscillococcinum leading to angioedema, a rare adverse event
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- Published on: 7 August 2018
- Published on: 7 August 2018Oscillicoccinum has no benefit for influenza - it's inactiveShow More
The authors make a claim that the patient developed angioedema following ingestion of oscillococcinum, a homeopathic "remedy" used for treating influenza symptoms. The authors claim that evidence of benefit exists to claim that this preparation has proven clinical activity. Unfortunately, they omit to use up-to-date information to base this claim on. The most recent Cochrane review (1), published January 2015 and author...
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