title: Selection of potencies by medical and non-medical homeopaths: a survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the differences between medical and non-medical practitioners with regard to the selection of potency.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postal survey to medical homeopaths belonging to the Faculty of Homeopathy, and to non-medical homeopaths, members of the Society of Homeopaths.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred medical homeopaths and 100 non-medical homeopaths.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Homeopaths from both groups agreed on certain fundamental concepts. Medical and non-medical homeopaths differ in the prescription of potency most significantly on greater use of LM potencies and greater consideration of pathology by non-medical homeopaths and greater use of a lower potency in the case of an aggravation in medical homeopaths.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the differences in education of medical and non-medical homeopaths, there appears to be general agreement on the philosophical aspects of potency prescription.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004339:Drug Compounding; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires