Putting the pillules in water seems to work very well; aside from that I do agree that there is something to be said for the size of the dose, particularly the size of the dry dose. I'm just not quite convinced you have to take the entire vial in order for the remedy to work very effectively.

I usually advise patients to put some pillules in water, succuss a number of times, and then take as needed...but I also tell patients to take a number of the pillules in a dry dose, wait for the amelioration to end so that their symptoms return, then redose. They can usually wait things out longer than the 6hours "prescribed" by the manufacturer, and seldom need to take any more than just one more dose (while the manufacturer tells you to redose again--using an entire vial at a time--every 6 hours or so). Next year, they will still have much of that first vial to use, plus the unopened vials in the rest of the package...so money is saved and people stay well. Naturally, the manufacturer doesn't get to sell you a new package...but there you are.

The real key to oscillococcinum's effectiveness is WHEN its used: only at the very beginning of a flu, before there is even a prodromal stage, does the remedy actually fit the case. If the patient waits too long, the remedy will do nothing because another remedy will be much more homeopathic to the case. I'm finding that patients are really sold on the cost of the product too: if a package can be made to last through the season for the entire family, then oscillococcinum becomes a very affordable, safe alternative to the "free" (but really we're all paying for them) flu vaccines being shoved aggressively at people all over the province.

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