The use of community herbal monographs to facilitate registrations and authorisations of herbal medicinal products in the European Union 2004-2012

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 158, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 471-486

  Peschel, Wieland ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community herbal monographs; Directive 2004 24 EC; European herbal medicines regulation; Traditional use registration

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

BOOK; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG USE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERBAL MONOGRAPH; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; STRENGTH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LEGISLATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHYTOTHERAPY; STANDARDS;

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

EID: 84915778335     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.07.015     Document Type: Article

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