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Pharmacovigilance for Indian Traditional Medicines
The traditional systems of medicine in India are Ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and homoeopathy (AYUSH). There are provisions in the...
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Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines for Lifestyle Diseases
Herbal medicines contain chemical compounds which can potentially forestall illnesses and afflictions. Unfortunately, the increasing popularity of...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines in Sudan
Sudan is a huge country with a rich variation in culture, vegetation and medicinal plants contributing to a diverse and widely practiced herbal and...
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Pharmacovigilance for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Drugs in China
This chapter discusses the development and reform of the pharmacovigilance system of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) over...
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Coding Reports Involving Herbal Medicines in a Pharmacovigilance Database
Many pharmacovigilance centres worldwide receive spontaneous reports for herbal medicines (including unapproved/unlicensed products) in addition to...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines in Brazil
A guarantee of safe access to and rational use of medicinal and herbal plants in Brazil is part of public policies, which have as guiding principles...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines: A Perspective from the Herbal Medicines Industry
Herbal medicines are relied upon by a large and increasing percentage of the world’s population for their health needs. Herbal medicines represent a...
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Causality Assessment in Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines
Herbal medicines, including traditional herbal medicines, are commonly used throughout the world in developed and develo** countries despite...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines Advances, Challenges and International Perspectives
This remarkable new book is the first text dedicated to the topic of pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines. Taking a truly global...
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The Historical Development of Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines
Historically, little attention has been paid to the adverse effects of herbal medicines. Early texts said little or nothing about them; examples...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Medicines in Iraq
The story of herbal medicines in Iraq is as ancient as its history; as in many countries, in fact, herbal medicine is part of the cultural identity...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines in the Sultanate of Oman
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Oman has put in place rules and regulations for monitoring, registering, and analyzing herbal medicines and...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicine-Induced Liver Injury
Herbal and traditional medicines (HTMs) are widely used throughout the world; however, HTM-related adverse reactions, including HTM-induced liver...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The country Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) does not have a long tradition in pharmacovigilance, but the people in B&H have a long tradition of using...
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Pharmacovigilance of Cannabis Products for Medical and Non-medical Purposes
With a shift towards legalization and regulation of cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) for medical and non-medical purposes worldwide including in Canada,...
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Advances in Methods and Techniques in Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines and Other Natural Health Products
Many herbal and traditional medicines and other natural health products (HTMs/NHPs) are complex mixtures of chemical constituents and, like other...
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Botanical Nomenclature for Herbal Medicines and Natural Products: Its Significance for Pharmacovigilance
Plant-derived health products are increasingly used in the Global North and remain a primary source of health care for millions in the Global South....
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal Products: A Canadian Perspective
A common misconception regarding herbal products (HPs) is that they are all completely safe and devoid of any risk. This assumption has led some...
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Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines in Japan
In Japan, herbal products are available as Kampo medicines (Japanese traditional herbal medicines), non-Kampo medicines (herbal medicines not based...
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Pharmacovigilance and Risk Communication for the Safe Use of Herbal and Traditional Medicines: How to Promote Evidence and Keep People Safe
Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicines, or ‘phytovigilance’, has a major role to play in the discovery and provision of safety information....