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CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE STRATEGIES OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE

Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the recognization evaluation and prevention of the adverse effect or any other possible drug related problems related to synthetic herbal traditional and complementary medicines. Herbal formulations have reached extensive acceptability as therapeutic agents for diabetics Arthritis liver disease cough and cold memory enhancement throughout the world. 


Herbals are traditionally considered harmless and increasingly being consumed by people without prescription. Systemic data on the incidence of traditional medicines associated adverse effects are not available due to many Complex issues including products with multiple ingredients poor standardization lack of clinical trials variation in manufacturing processes contamination adulteration and Ms identification of Herbs etc. 

Pharmacovigilance for Herbal medicines is in its formative years and monitoring the safety of herbal medicines presents unique challenges as such preparations are available from a wide range of outlets where no Healthcare professionals are available. This review aims to provide a comprehensive and Critical overview on the current state of pharmacovigilance for Herbal medicines at National and global levels. This article explores the in depth challenges associated with herbal pharmacovigilance considering emerging issues and recommendations to improve safety monitoring for Herbal medicines in the future.


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