Resumo

LORES D., Danneris  e  LAZO R., Yaily. Characterization of suspected adverse reactions to herbal medicines reported to the Provincial Coordinating Unit of Pharmacovigilance Santiago de Cuba. Rev. mex. cienc. farm [online]. 2011, vol.42, n.1, pp.58-64. ISSN 1870-0195.

A cross sectional and retrospective study was performed in the Pharmacovigilance System to herbal therapy at the providence of Santiago de Cuba from 2004 to 2008, in order to characterize the suspected adverse reactions and to notify to the Provincial Coordinating Unit. The results were analyzed through statistical correlation, obtaining that hypotension, epigastric pain and dizziness were the more frequent suspected adverse drug reactions, where the highest incidence was observed on the herbal medicines containing the fluid extract of the mango bark in tablet, the aloe 50% syrup and the garlic 20% tincture, the predominant adverse drug reactions were mild and when classified based on their frequency, they were rare reactions.

Palavras-chave : Pharmacovigilance System; herbal therapy; suspected adverse reactions.