Surveillance of suspected adverse reactions to herbal products used as laxatives

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-238

  Vitalone, Annabella ^a   Menniti Ippolito, Francesca ^b   Raschetti, Roberto ^b   Renda, Francesca ^c   Tartaglia, Loriana ^c   Mazzanti, Gabriela ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c ITALIAN MEDICINES AGENCY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Herbal laxatives; Senna; Surveillance; Suspected adverse reactions

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BENETRANSIT; CANDESARTAN HEXETIL; CANRENONE; DAN SHEN TISANA; DIGOXIN; FRUTTA AND ERBE TRANSITO; FUROSEMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUAR GUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAXATIVE; LAXTAB REGOLA; LE DIECI ERBE; LE DOBICI ERBE; LE DODICI ERBE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LITHIUM; MIDRO; OLIO 31; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RAMIPRIL; REGOSTAR; RESOURCE BENEFIBER; SIMVASTATIN; SOLLIEVO TISANA; TORASEMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; VERAVIS PLUS; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALOE FEROX; ALOE VERA; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANISE; ASTHENIA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVIS; BOLDO; BONE DISEASE; CARAWAY; CASSIA; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CHEEKBONE EDEMA; CHICHORIUM INTYHUS; CHICORY; CHINCONA SUCCIRUBRA; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CINNAMONUM ZEYLANICUM; CITRUS AMARA; CITRUS BERGAMIA; CITRUS DULCIS; CITRUS NOBILIS; CLOVE; COLIC; COLON MELANOSIS; CONSTIPATION; CYNNAMOMUM CEYLANICUM; CYNRA SCOLYMUS; DANDELION; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS; EVERNIA PRUNASTRI; EYELID EDEMA; FENNEL; FLOWER; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENTIAN; GENTIANA LUTEA; GIGANTIC URTICARIA; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HEPATITIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOREHOUND; HORSERADISH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; ITALY; JAUNDICE; JUNIPERUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS BULGARIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; LAVANDULA HYBRIDA; LEG PURPURA; LEMON; LIPPA CITRIODORA; LITSEA CUBEBA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALVA SIVESTRIS; MATRICARIA; MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPHOBIA; PINE; PINUS MUGO; PINUS SILVESTRIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANTAGO PSILLIUM; PLANTAGO PSYLLIUM; PNEUMUS BOLDUS; POGOSTEMON CABLIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RHAMNUS ALPINUS; RHEUM PALMATAM; RHUBARB; ROSEMARY; SALVI OFFICINALIS; SENNA; SIDE EFFECT; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN DISEASE; STOMACH POLYP; STOMACH SPASM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALIS; THIMUS VULGARIS; TYMPANISM; TYPANISM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA; VERVAIN; VOMITING;

AGED; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING;

EID: 84857037290     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1128-y     Document Type: Review

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