Orhii said with this new trend, the need to ensure that only good quality, safe and effective herbal medicines were distributed and used became paramount to the Ministry of Health.
He added that the Agency decided to carry out the trial due to the burden of unauthorised advertisement of herbal medicines with unsubstantiated claims on cure of serious diseases with the intention to deceive unsuspecting members of the public.
He said that the agency had set up a National Expert Committee on Verification of Claims by herbal medical practitioners, adding that by the first quarter of 2014, the agency, in collaboration with NIPRID, would also begin evaluation of herbal medicines.
Orhii said: “We have established standards and guidelines for the registration of herbal medicinal products in Nigeria to ensure successful implementation of the aspects of the mandate relating to herbal medicines.
“NAFDAC has banned illegal advertisements of herbal medicinal products and bogus claims of cure for disease conditions.”
Source: Vanguard
http://gistactivist.blogspot.com/2013/09/nafdac-to-begin-herbal-medicine-trial.html
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