1974 1974 headquarters london united kingdom services wholesale of pharmaceutical goods website http www.ainsworths.com ainsworths formally registered as ainsworths london ltd is a british limited company . 1 it describes itself as specializing in the making and provision of traditional homoeopathic remedies and the individual preparation of bach flower remedies . 2 contents 1 history 2 reception 3 references 4 external links history edit the company s founder john ainsworth had previously been a director of nelsons a homeopathic pharmacy . 3 his new company was incorporated in 1974 as j.b.l. ainsworth caterham ltd and its first pharmacy opened in london in 1978 . by 1989 the company had 56 employees . 3 in 2009 the company changed to its current name . 1 the company has served a number of physicians of the british royal family and was granted royal warrants by the queen mother the queen and prince charles . 3 4 ainsworths is a member of the british association of homeopathic manufacturers . 5 reception edit in 2009 ainsworths was cleared following an investigation by the royal pharmaceutical society into its sale of homeopathic remedies for swine flu on the basis that the products were not sold by an organization registered with them . 6 in 2013 a bbc news investigation found that ainsworths was willing to advise parents to use homeopathic pills to as a substitute for immunization against whooping cough . adam finn a pediatrician at the bristol royal infirmary was quoted as saying i m very concerned because what i know about vaccines tells me these can not possibly be effective at preventing infections . 7 references edit a b ainsworths london ltd. companies house ainsworths the first name in homoeopathy . retrieved january 2013 . check date values in access date help a b c kayne steven 2008 . jbl ainsworth . homeopathy . 97 55 56 . doi 10.1016 j.homp .2007.11.010 . sherwood james 31 october 1998 . three feathers in their caps ; hrh s preferred shops . the times . p. 16 . the prince s idiosyncrasies are writ large in his warrant list and since the windsors are famed for their trust in alternative medicine it is no surprise to see ainsworths homeopathic pharmacy listed great britain parliament house of commons science and technology committee 22 february 2010 . evidence check 2 homeopathy fourth report of session 2009 10 report together with formal minutes oral and written evidence . the stationery office . p. 5 . isbn 978 0 215 54410 0 . retrieved 23 january 2013 . pharmacy cleared of unethical drug sale . chemist & druggist 8 . 2009 . smith sam 14 january 2013 . homeopathic vaccine pills should be withdrawn says regulator . bbc news . retrieved january 2013 . check date values in access date help external links edit company s official home page homeopaths in panic over new medicines rules posting on the quackometer blog v t e topics in homeopathy reference material fragmenta de viribus the organon of the healing art homeopathic materia medica homeopathic dilutions homeopaths william boericke md c. von b nninghausen j. h. clarke peter fisher john franklin gray m lanie hahnemann s. hahnemann charles julius hempel constantine hering elizabeth wright hubbard georg heinrich gottlieb jahr j. t. kent e. b. nash g. vithoulkas frederic hervey foster quin guy beckley stearns dana ullman organizations ainsworths boiron heel miralus healthcare nelsons homeopathy related preparations list regulation and prevalence homeopathy and allopathy quackery see also alternative medicine bach flower remedies jacques benveniste luc montagnier medicine serial dilution water memory retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ainsworths & oldid 744261136 categories homeopathic organizationspharmacies of the united kingdomcompanies based in londoncompanies established in 1974homeopathyalternative medical systems1974 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories cs1 errors dates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 04 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view