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Article: Possible herbal medicine-drug interactions in the perioperative period.(Clinical pharmacology)(Report)
- Article from:
- CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Complementary and alternative medicines and dietary supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the Medicine Control Council as rigorously as conventional prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Although not permitted to market unsafe products, the manufacturers of herbal medicines currently do not have to prove that their products are safe and effective. In the USA, once dietary supplements are marketed, they can only be removed from the market if proven to be unsafe. There is growing popularity to use herbal medicines among the public worldwide. These medicines are regarded as natural and therefore 'safe', devoid of adverse effects or ...