Severe hepatic injury and adulterated Chinese medicines

The safety and quality of herbal medicines have been weakly regulated because of an exemption in the Medicines Act 1968 that allowed them to be marketed without going through stringent criteria required for licensing of normal medicine. 1 Between November 2003 and June 2004 we treated four patients...

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Published in:BMJ 2006-02, Vol.332 (7536), p.304-305
Main Authors: Lai, Vincent, Smith, Amanda, Thorburn, Douglas, Raman, V S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appetite Depressants - adverse effects
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - adverse effects
Herbal medicine
Humans
Letters
Liver
Liver cirrhosis
Physical trauma
Quality
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Summary:The safety and quality of herbal medicines have been weakly regulated because of an exemption in the Medicines Act 1968 that allowed them to be marketed without going through stringent criteria required for licensing of normal medicine. 1 Between November 2003 and June 2004 we treated four patients who developed severe acute liver injury within two months of starting to take such a slimming aid (Shubao), widely available in the West Midlands.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.332.7536.304-b