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Do you have any idea how much testing goes into 1 particular drug..
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zlzwOEtDu4IC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=batch+processes+drug+discovery&source=bl&ots=NE0WU1f-fS&sig=AjpHiLSBfBo9tnEKa-VuvPgyfeg&hl=en&ei=ls03SoPLHc7OjAf9sIimDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#PPA11,M1
Read pages 10-13
Approximately 1/2 billion dollars to a Billions dollars and that was written a few years ago.
Look at Figure 2.2 that is before manufacture there are 3 rounds of clinical testing and approval. (this is probably in the USA mind you).
Homeopathy, Acupunture and the other alternative treatments aren't required to go through any of these processes.