%0 Journal Article
%T From Proof of Effects to Proof of Efficacy for Compound–Drug Preparations
%A Andr&#233
%A -Michael Beer
%J TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
%D 2010
%I GMMA Department of Public health
%X To raise the level of acceptance of phytotherapy we must target and enhance research studies of the effects and efficacy of herbal medicines and initiate a closer collaboration between clinical and experimental research. The special features of phytopharmaceuticals dictate a specific course of investigations: to the effects, the mode of action and the efficacy using in-vitro and in vivo experiments, human pharmacological studies and finally randomised clinical trials. Using the example of our own scientific work we demonstrate the meaningfullness of this strategy. [TAF Prev Med Bull 2010; 9(4): 355-360]
%K Phytopharmaceuticals
%K efficacy
%K phytotherapy
%U http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=1343