History
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History of German RemediesPresently in Germany there are more than 100,000 biological remedies available. These remedies are manufactured by several hundred companies and are distributed by thousands of pharmacies. This development started as early as, or even before, the nineteenth century. One has to remember that doctors from the "old school" wrote an individual prescription, and the patient himself went to the pharmacist where the prescription was prepared from scratch solely for that particular ailment. When a formula became very popular because of its good results, and the demand increased, the pharmacist then began to prepare a certain quantity in advance. Naturally this process led into small, and later, larger manufacturing facilities. Most large companies in Germany today used to be small, street-corner pharmacies. Every pharmacy throughout Germany has a special section for herbal and homeopathic remedies. It should be understood that the development of these pharmaceutical companies evolved purely and solely on the basis of good, consistent results and demand. Consequently, these remedies and companies established themselves on results and reputation. They were not "cook book" formulas put together quickly to make a fast and easy sale. What better way is there than to rely on remedies that proved themselves to be effective and safe over a long period of time? Of course all remedies are standardized* and pharmaceutical grade. Which means each particular active ingredient is always present in the same concentration, controlled via high pressure liquid chromotography. Subsequently, this early tradition provides the basis of the criteria we used for our selection of ten companies. This Physicians' Reference Guide presents a selection of their product specialties. These products were carefully chosen by German physicians experienced in biological therapies. *The term "standardized" is not exactly defined. For the German Nestmann Company it stands for:
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