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:''Main results - ... There was no evidence that homoeopathic treatment can prevent influenza-like syndrome...Oscillococcinum treatment reduced the length of influenza illness by 0.28 days (95% CI 0.50 to 0.06). Oscillococcinum also increased the chances that a patient considered treatment to be effective (RR 1.08; 95% CI 1.17 to 1.00)...Authors' conclusions - Though promising, the data were not strong enough to make a general recommendation to use Oscillococcinum for first-line treatment of influenza and influenza-like syndromes. Further research is warranted but the required sample sizes are large. Current evidence does not support a preventative effect of Oscillococcinum-like homeopathic medicines in influenza and influenza-like syndromes.''<ref>Andrew Vickers, Claire Smith: ''Homoeopathic Oscillococcinum for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like syndromes'', The Cochrane Library, 15.4.2009, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001957.pub3 [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001957.pub3/abstract abstract]</ref>

:''Main results - ... There was no evidence that homoeopathic treatment can prevent influenza-like syndrome...Oscillococcinum treatment reduced the length of influenza illness by 0.28 days (95% CI 0.50 to 0.06). Oscillococcinum also increased the chances that a patient considered treatment to be effective (RR 1.08; 95% CI 1.17 to 1.00)...Authors' conclusions - Though promising, the data were not strong enough to make a general recommendation to use Oscillococcinum for first-line treatment of influenza and influenza-like syndromes. Further research is warranted but the required sample sizes are large. Current evidence does not support a preventative effect of Oscillococcinum-like homeopathic medicines in influenza and influenza-like syndromes.''<ref>Andrew Vickers, Claire Smith: ''Homoeopathic Oscillococcinum for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like syndromes'', The Cochrane Library, 15.4.2009, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001957.pub3 [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001957.pub3/abstract abstract]</ref>

Still, the review concluded, that further research was warranted. It was criticized heavily for this conclusion and the review was eventually withdrawn.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19588329 WITHDRAWN: Homoeopathic Oscillococcinum for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like syndromes.], PubMed</ref><ref>[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/homeopathic-thuggery/ Homeopathic Thuggery], Steven Novella, Science-Based Medicine</ref>

The review, however, concluded that further research was warranted. It was criticized heavily for this conclusion and was withdrawn eventually.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19588329 WITHDRAWN: Homoeopathic Oscillococcinum for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like syndromes.], PubMed</ref><ref>[http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/homeopathic-thuggery/ Homeopathic Thuggery], Steven Novella, Science-Based Medicine</ref>

In August 2011 a class action complaint was filed in California:

In August 2011 a class action complaint was filed in California: