When I feel like I'm getting a cold, I take a multivitamin (or at least some vitamin C), maybe a Dayquil/Nyquil, and try to sleep as soon as I can. Nearly always solves the problem.
The homeopathy prescriptions are baffling to me. Have any of these gone through clinical trials? If not, I assume the doctors must be hoping for a placebo effect when they feel that prescribing something actually effective is overkill. At least I hope that's what's happening.
AFAIK not a single homeopathic treatment beats placebos in clinical trials.
But "universal healthcare" to some extend means that the electorate can decide "what's right". By law, the public insurances are explicitly allowed to cover homeopathy. Weird enough, but understandable if a large chunk (and generally more important chunk) of voters are also Homeopathy adherent patients.
While Homeopathic doctors are by no means the majority here, the majority of "science" doctors will shy away as much as possible from confronting their patients with their stance on alternative medicine.
The homeopathy prescriptions are baffling to me. Have any of these gone through clinical trials? If not, I assume the doctors must be hoping for a placebo effect when they feel that prescribing something actually effective is overkill. At least I hope that's what's happening.