The legal framework governing the quality of (traditional) herbal medicinal products in the European Union

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 449-453

  Kroes, Burt H ^a  

^a MEDICINES EVALUATION BOARD   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Herbal Medicinal Product Committee; Herbal medicines regulation; Quality; Scientific guidelines; Traditional herbal medicinal products

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG USE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERIALS TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; DRUG LEGISLATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84915752648     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.07.044     Document Type: Article

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