NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS AND DRUG DISPOSITION
| Autor: | Colin Briggs, Brian C. Foster, J. Thor Arnason |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Pharmacology
Drug Biological Products education.field_of_study Traditional medicine business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Population Confounding Health Promotion Toxicology Cosmetics Clinical trial Nutraceutical Environmental health Health care Animals Humans Medicine Plant Preparations education business Natural Health Products Phytotherapy media_common |
| Zdroj: | Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 45:203-226 |
| ISSN: | 1545-4304 0362-1642 |
| Popis: | ▪ Abstract Botanicals such as herbal products (HPs) and nutraceuticals (NCs) are often regarded as low risk because of their long history of human use. Anecdotal and literature reports of adverse drug events (ADEs) and clinical studies with HPs are increasing, but many of the reports are incomplete and contradictory. These reports need to identify confounding factors and explain contradictory findings if they are to help health care professionals or patients understand what risks are involved. HPs are complex botanicals, not single-active ingredient (SAI) products. Studies can be confounded by different manufacturing processes and formulations, including cosmetics and food supplements; environment; chemotypes; misidentification or adulteration; and factors associated with the patient or user population such as use, total drug load, and genetics. Future studies need to be conducted with characterized product that includes all commercially available related products. Clinical trials should be relevant to the user population and take into account the confounding factors that may influence the interpretation of the findings. |
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