Zeitschrift für Pharmakovigilanz

Abstrakt

Proactive Pharmacovigilance of Unani drugs; Prospects and Challenges

Pervaiz Ahmad Dar, Nahida Rashid, Shameem Ahmad Rather, Farooq A Dar, Shabir A Parray d , I M Tabarak Hussain, Syed Faisal Iqbal

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Traditionally herbal (Unani) medicines are considered to be safe for therapeutic usage without any major harmful effects. However, besides beneficial therapeutic effects several suspected adverse effects have been reported in the literature as well asclinical practice that inter alia include hepatotoxicity, renal failure and allergic reactions. Since the safety of patients remains central to any kind of therapy, it becomes imperative for the relevant regulatory authorities to take appropriate measures required to safeguard the public health by ensuring that all herbal medicines are safe, effective and of standard quality. Therefore, the role of pharmacovigilance in Unani medicine is essential to determine which adverse effects cross the line of a drug