Regulation of herbal medicinal products in the EU: An up-to-date scientific review

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 539-545

  Chinou, Ioanna ^a   Knoess, Werner ^b   Calapai, Gioacchino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices BfArM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community monographs; Herbal medicinal products; HMPC; List entries; Traditional use; Well established use

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; LAW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84902379149     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-014-9354-4     Document Type: Review

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