BETTER CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF HERBAL MEDICINES NEEDED SAYS EMA
March 1st, 2014
A REFLECTION paper released by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has called for more detailed analysis of the chemical composition of herbal medicines, so that the presence of contaminants can be measured.The report notes that “herbal substances generally have higher contents of micro-organisms when compared to chemically defined drug substances,” stressing that this presents “particular challenges” to manufacturers given these contaminants can end up in the final product.As a result, analysis of product content should be undertaken throughout the ...
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