The role of the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Medicine and Medical Devices Safety Authority in evaluating complementary and alternative medicines in Australia and New Zealand

Toxicology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-94

  Ghosh, Dilip ^a   Skinner, Margot ^a   Ferguson, Lynnette R ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Complementary alternative medicines; Medsafe; New Zealand; Regulations; TGA

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; AUSTRALIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 33644645391     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.12.023     Document Type: Article

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