Bergeron Fanny, Hussaini Trana, Chandok Natasha, Yoshida Eric M
Division of Gastroenterology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Can Liver J. 2019 May 22;2(1):1-3. doi: 10.3138/canlivj.2018-0022. eCollection 2019 Winter.
The regulatory loopholes governing alternative medicine products in Canada represent a public safety issue. In 2017 and 2018, the Liver Transplant Program of the University of British Columbia assessed three patients with acute liver failure secondary to alternative medicines. As health care professionals, we have a duty to both recognize the magnitude of the problem and advocate for reform of the current regulatory process for alternative medicine products.
加拿大替代药品监管漏洞构成公共安全问题。2017年和2018年,英属哥伦比亚大学肝脏移植项目评估了三名因替代药品继发急性肝衰竭的患者。作为医疗保健专业人员,我们有责任认识到问题的严重性,并倡导改革当前替代药品的监管程序。