Botanical safety/efficacy data communication to consumers cited as "challenge" by FDAer.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
BOTANICAL PRODUCT SAFETY, EFFICACY DATA COMMUNICATION TO CONSUMERS will be a "challenge" for manufacturers and marketers of such products, according to FDA Office of Health Affairs Medical Staff Deputy Director Freddie Hoffman, MD. Hoffman was speaking at a May 6 workshop on herbal medicines sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates in cooperation with the American Botanical Council.