AHPA to Doctors: Ask Your Patients About their Use of Herbs
Several recent journal articles have measured patient disclosure of herb use and found that most people do not tell their doctors of such use. This is not ‘another problem with herbs,’ but a problem with doctor-patient communication — one easily fixed by doctors who should ask their patients about their use of supplements. - February 10, 2007
Prepare Now for the New Adverse Event Reporting Law — AHPA's Educational Tele-seminar Offers Practical Implementation Info
The American Herbal Products Association offers a tele-seminar on February 22 to teach the dietary supplements industry how to take any reports of serious adverse events associated with their products. A new law requires that serious AERs be sent to the FDA so that any public safety concerns can be identified and dealt with quickly. AHPA presenters will take the mystery out of the required FDA forms and will help companies establish standard operating procedures to comply with the new law. - January 11, 2007