Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines : Advances, Challenges and International Perspectives / Joanne Barnes
Publication year: 2021
: 978-3-031-07275-8
Dedicated to the topic of pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines. Taking a truly global perspective, this volume draws together contributions from a diverse group of experts, writing on current knowledge and practices in pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, and on advances and innovation in monitoring the safety of this unique and complex category of products and preparations. In part one, the book discusses the current status of pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, including the importance of natural products chemistry to harms, and its relevance in considering how pharmacovigilance for these products could be undertaken. Several other chapters discuss methodological approaches and ongoing challenges in pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, including issues relating to nomenclature, coding and classification, and the nuances involved in causality assessment.
: Plant Science, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacovigilance, Signal detection, Causality assessment, Risk communication, Herbal medicines, Traditional medicines, Natural health products, Dietary supplements, Complementary medicines, Alternative medicines, Adverse drug reactions
