Regulation of Herbal Dietary Supplements: Is There a Better Way?

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 532-544

  Zakaryan, Annet ^a,b   Martin, Irwin G ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aznar Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary supplements; herbals; law; regulation; safety

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI EXTRACT; CATECHIN; CHOLESTIN; DICLOFENAC; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMOTAURINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; MELATONIN; MEVINOLIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PC SPES; SILDENAFIL; STEROID; TRANQUILIZER; WARFARIN;

ADVERTIZING; ANAPHYLAXIS; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPNEA; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STEVIA; TEA; THORAX PAIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 84873859716     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0092861512452121     Document Type: Review

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