Adulteration by synthetic therapeutic substances of traditional Chinese medicines in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 344-350

  Huang, Weng F ^a   Wen, Kuo Ching ^b   Hsiao, Mei Ling ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEPRAMONE; BETAMETHASONE; BUCETIN; CAFFEINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHINESE DRUG; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORZOXAZONE; CORTISONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ETHENZAMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NIFLUMIC ACID; OXYPHENBUTAZONE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PIROXICAM; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALICYLAMIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030896732     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1997.tb04312.x     Document Type: Article

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