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Herbal Medicines in the UK.
Basically, the industry is under attack. Medical authorities are insisting that all products be "licensed" with all packaging carrying Health Warnings. Unlicensed products may only be sold by registered herbal practitioners [ another grey area ! ] Existing stocks may be sold off.
Now this brings up a major problem for the industry. Back in the 70's I was a Quality Controller in a major pharmaceutical company and we had the same thing happen. The Medicines Commission was formed and all manufacturers were required to be licensed in their manufacture and each product required a product licence [ look on your meds pack, you will see a PL number ]. I was involved for two years in submitting facilities and product submissions. I cannot give a cost figure but, today, it is estimated to be between £80000 and £215000 per product. Herbal Medicines have a bigger problem however. In many cases involving natural extracts/whole herbs, it is extremely difficult to standardise the potency which means no licence.
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