Legal requirements for the quality of herbal substances and herbal preparations for the manufacturing of herbal medicinal products in the European Union

Planta Medica

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 683-688

  Vlietinck, Arnold ^a   Pieters, Luc ^a   Apers, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Committee on herbal medicinal products; European medicines agency; European pharmacopoeia; Herbal medicinal product; Herbal preparation; Herbal substance; Quality

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EUROPE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG APPROVAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HERBAL MEDICINE; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARKETING; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES;

EID: 68349089383     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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