Posts by Brian Westerlind
2018: A Fast-Paced Year of Advocacy and Education
By AAHP Board of Directors It’s been nearly a year since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance document that would revoke clearly detailed parameters for…
Read MoreHow to Use Ignatia amara
(Image: Steven Edward/Flickr) By Todd A. Hoover, MD, DHt The homeopathic medicine Ignatia amara is derived from the St. Ignatius Bean (from the Strychnos ignatii plant). The tree is in…
Read MoreTrade Shows That Help You Break Into Mass Market
By Ray Petrick, Vice President of Sales, Boiron USA Sales of homeopathic products in the U.S. totaled $1,354 billion in 2017, according to the annual “Supplement Business Report” published by…
Read MoreThe French Pharmacopeia
By Eric Foxman, R.Ph., AAHP Secretary A quick look at its structure and contents as well as two key considerations for potential adulteration and misbranding in the U.S. market. Structure…
Read MoreHomeopathic Medicines at Retail
By Mark Land, AAHP President Every year or so, I survey my local CVS store for the number and type of homeopathic drug products on their shelves. This year I…
Read MoreHow to Use Gelsemium sempervirens
By Todd A. Hoover, MD, DHt Gelsemium sempervirens is a plant substance, commonly known as yellow jasmine, native to tropical and subtropical Americas. The traditional herbal use was for a…
Read MoreHomeopathy, A Niche No More
The following is an excerpt taken from an article that appeared in the September issue of Drug Store News (DSN) and potentially read by 33,000 chain drug store executives and…
Read MoreGaining Momentum: 2018 Semiannual Meeting Recap
The AAHP community recently came together for a Semiannual Membership Meeting on Sept. 14, 2018 in Baltimore. Not only did members network and discuss best practices, they also heard the…
Read MoreProcess Validation of Homeopathic Medicines
By Pejman Parhami, Senior Director, Quality Systems, Hyland’s, Inc. FDA issued many warning letters regarding process validation in 2017 and 2018. were more prominent. Of the warning letters analyzed,…
Read MoreA Brief Regulatory History of Process Validation
By Mark Land, AAHP President Finished product testing is probabilistic and not dispositive of process control; that is why we need process validation. While preparing this article I came…
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