What's New > PEHSU Grand Rounds | Herbal Products and Related Toxicity – August 21, 2019 at 1pm ET
posted on Aug 13, 2019
During this webinar, Dr. Smolinske, from the Region 6, New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center will discuss the regulations behind herbal products, few popular herbal supplements, and their associated toxicity and allergic reactions.
Title: Herbal Products and Related Toxicity
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Time: 1:00pm EDT
Presenter: Susan C. Smolinske, PharmD, DABAT, FACCT, Director, New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center, PEHSU Region 6
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand the DSHEA regulation and amendments
- Discuss contamination and quality issues with herbal supplements
- Know the herbs most likely to cause Type I allergic reactions
- Describe the liver toxicity from pennyroyal and kava kava
- Describe the CNS toxicity from alpha lipoic acid
- Explain several toxicological problems with Ginkgo biloba