Quality, safety, and efficacy of herbal products through regulatory harmonization

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Mandal, Subhash C ^a   Mandal, Moitreyee ^b  

^a Birbhum District Drugs Control Office   (India)

^b Jnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic   (India)

Author keywords

Harmonization; Herbal; Pharmacopoeia; Regulation; Standard

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78751557688     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286151104500105     Document Type: Article

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