European Ethnopharmaceuticals for Self-Medication in Japan: Review Experience of Vitis vinifera L., Folium Extract and Vitex agnus-castus L., Fructus Extract as OTC Drugs

European Ethnopharmaceuticals for Self-Medication in Japan: Review Experience of Vitis vinifera L., Folium Extract and Vitex agnus-castus L., Fructus Extract as OTC Drugs

Since the publication of “Application Guideline for Western Traditional Herbal Medicines as OTC Drugs” in 2007, only two European ethnopharmaceuticals, Vitis vinifera L., folium extract (Antistax) and Vitex agnus-castus L., fructus extract (Prefemin), have been approved as OTC drugs in Japan. In thi...

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Main Authors: Tatsuro Hoshino, Nanami Muto, Shinsuke Tsukada, Takatoshi Nakamura, Hikoichiro Maegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Medicines
Subjects:
herbal medicine
regulation
OTC
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/5/1/3

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