Regulation of herbal medicines in Brazil: advances and perspectives

The National Policy of Integrative and Complementary Practices (PNPIC) in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), and The National Policy of Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines (PNPMF) were launched in 2006. Based on these, the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) re-edited rules relat...

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Main Authors: Ana Cecília Bezerra Carvalho, João Paulo Silvério Perfeito, Leandro Viana Costa e Silva, Lívia Santos Ramalho, Robelma France de Oliveira Marques, Dâmaris Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000300004