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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