@article{APS7268,
author = {Kwok-Yin LEUNG and Yuk-Ping LEE and Ho-Yee CHAN and Chin-Peng LEE and Marry Hoi-Yin TANG},
title = {Are herbal medicinal products less teratogenic than Western pharmaceutical products.},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {23},
number = {12},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {AIM: To determine the use and teratogenicity of herbal medicinal products (HMP).
METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted in a University hospital to compare
the difference in the pattern of use and fetal outcomes between pregnant women
who took HMP and Western pharmaceutical products (WPP).
RESULTS: From 1995 Jan to 2001 Dec, 61 and 372 women took HMP and WPP one month
before or during their current pregnancies respectively. There was an increase in
the prevalence of pregnant women who took HMP from 0 % in 1995 to 0.8 % in 2001.
Among HMP users, 51.6 %, 82.8 % and 58.6 % of them had low monthly family income
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issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/7268}
}