E-Phytovigilance for misleading herbal information

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 594-595

  Maggini, Valentina ^a,b   Gallo, Eugenia ^a,b   Vannacci, Alfredo ^a,b   Gori, Luigi ^a   Mugelli, Alessandro ^a,b   Firenzuoli, Fabio ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALOE; ALOE ARBORESCENS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GERMANDER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; TEUCRIUM CHAMAEDRYS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHARMACOVIGILANCE;

EID: 84887401622     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: 18733735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2013.09.003     Document Type: Letter

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