Consumers of natural health products: natural-born pharmacovigilantes?
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Consumers of natural health products: natural-born pharmacovigilantes?
BACKGROUND Natural health products (NHPs), such as herbal medicines and vitamins, are widely available over-the-counter and are often purchased by consumers without advice from a healthcare provider. This study examined how consumers respond when they believe they have experienced NHP-related adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in order to determine how to improve current safety monitoring strategies...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-10-8