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The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive With the growing popularity of herbal medicines over the past 15 years, many brands have entered the market. Bioforce has long been at the forefront of herbal health care, balancing traditional knowledge with good science. We grow herbs organically ensuring that the freshest material is used in our remedies which are manufactured to Good Manufacturing Practice standards (GMP). In recent years there has been no practicable way to register or license herbal products in the UK; no convenient way for the consumer to know which products are produced to the appropriate quality. The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive was introduced in October 2005 to enable the medical licensing of herbal products. To achieve a successful submission to the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) it is necessary for a manufacturer to develop a dossier containing proof of a product’s traditional use, its safety and its quality – a lengthy and expensive process. If successful, a registration will be issued for that product, and medicinal claims based on traditional use may then be made for it in relation to conditions that do not require attention from a doctor. The safety standards are rigorous and, on the quality side, pharmaceutical standards apply, so manufacturers must operate to GMP standards, meaning that quality is checked and assured all the way through from cultivation and harvest of the herbs right to the finished product. The Traditional Herbal Medicine licence allows more information on the label and leaflet, helping customers to choose the appropriate product - customers who can be assured that they are getting what a product says on the label, throughout its shelf life. 1081 |
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