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Sarah E. Edwards - Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products - 9781118543566 - V9781118543566
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Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products

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Description for Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products Paperback. Healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and nurses, are often confronted with patients who use over-the-counter (OTC) herbal medicinal products and food supplements. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMG; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.

Healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and nurses, are often confronted with patients who use over-the-counter (OTC) herbal medicinal products and food supplements. While taking responsibility for one’s own health and treatment options is encouraged, many patients use these products based on limited (and sometimes inaccurate) information from non-scientific sources, such as the popular press and internet. There is a clear need to offer balanced, well-informed advice to patients, yet a number of studies have shown that, generally, conventionally trained health practitioners consider their knowledge about herbal medicinal products and supplements to be weak.

Phytopharmacy fills this knowledge gap, and is ... Read more

• Indications
• Summary and appraisal of clinical and pre-clinical evidence
• Potential interactions
• Contraindications
• Possible adverse effects

An overview of the current regulatory framework is also outlined, notably the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive. This stipulates that only licensed products or registered traditional herbal medicinal products (THRs), which have assured quality and safety, can now legally be sold OTC. Monographs are included of most of the major herbal ingredients found in THRs, and also some plant-based
food supplements, which while not strictly medicines, may also have the potential to exert a physiological effect.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118543566
SKU
V9781118543566
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sarah E. Edwards
Sarah E Edwards UCL School of Pharmacy, UK Inês da Costa Rocha UCL School of Pharmacy, UK Elizabeth M Williamson School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK Michael Heinrich UCL School of Pharmacy, UK

Reviews for Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products
“Without doubt, a copy of this book should be in every GP surgery and pharmacy.”  (Chemistry & Industry, 17 November 2015)  

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