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Statistics "Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) and Traditional Medicinal Products (TMP)"

Update May 2025

Herbal, homoeopathic and anthroposophic medicinal products with completed marketing authorisation or registration procedure which are available on the German market
herbal medicinal productslicensedpost-marketing approval*total
single component477216693
fixed combinations 5977136
total536293829
herbal + chemical active substanceslicensedpost-marketing approval*total
fixed combinations266288
homoeopathic medicinal productslicensedpost-marketing approval*total
single component70 34104
fixed combinations131823954
total2018571058
anthroposophic medicinal productslicensedpost-marketing approval*total
single component100287387
fixed combinations4578582
total104865969

* including post-marketing approval procedures pursuant to section 105 in conjunction with section 109a of the Medicinal Products Act (AMG)


Traditional medicinal products with completed post-marketing approval procedure (pursuant to section 105 AMG in conjunction with section 109a AMG) which are available on the German market
single componentfixed combinationstotal
herbal medicinal products5611
herbal + chemical active substances-3838
homoeopathic medicinal products01717
other7132103
total7693169


Medicinal products with completed registration procedure which are available on the German market
pursuant to section 39 AMG registeredin conjunction with section 105 AMGtotal
single component 56511621727
fixed combinations 42110851506
total98622473233



Traditional herbal medicinal products with completed registration procedure
pursuant to section 39a-d AMG
registered
single component160
fixed combinations109
total269

6615 herbal, traditional, homoeopathic or anthroposopic medicinal products are licensed or registered, including 3468 fixed combinations.

For further information on licensed or registered medicinal products in Germany, please refer to the database "Drug Information System" which can be accessed at PharmNet.Bund - Drug Information System.