The evolution in the registration and prescription of herbal medicines in Brazil from legal and sanitary perspectives
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.00790Keywords:
Public Health, Phytotherapy, Regulations for Policy OrganizationsAbstract
The aim of this paper is to review the herbal registration regulations (RDC no. 26/14) and to evaluate the outlook for prescription of herbal medicine at SUS. For this purpose, we’ve tracked and analyzed the record of political measures related to herbal medicine within the Brazilian health system as well as herbal registration norms which existed prior to the publication of RDC no. 26/14. The classification of herbal medicine formulated by legislation (herbal medicine and traditional herbal product) allows immediate visualization of safety and efficacy, since not all medicinal plants have clinical studies to prove safety and efficacy. The new legislation and herbal medicine monographs presented in Brazilian Pharmacopeia have brought reliability and safety to prescribers and healthcare professionals regarding drug treatment through herbal medicine. The current herbal registration legislation reveals the unceasing concern from Brazilian authorities to develop legislation that corroborates with the National Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices and with the National Policy of Herbal Medicine at SUS and in agreement with World Health Organization recommendations in order to foster the quality of health among the Brazilian population.Downloads
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