Pilot study for the surveillance of adverse reactions to herbal preparations and dietary supplements;Progetto pilota sulla sorveglianza delle reazioni avverse a prodotti a base di piante officinali e integratori alimentari

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-42

  Menniti Ippolito, Francesca ^a   Mazzanti, Gabriela ^b   Firenzuoli, Fabio ^c   Bianchi, Antonio ^d   Raschetti, Roberto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Centro Orientamento Educativo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Herbal medicine; Spontaneous reports

Indexed keywords

DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; ITALY; LACTATION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; SELF MEDICATION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANAPHYLAXIS; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SELF MEDICATION; TELEFACSIMILE;

EID: 24144472582     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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