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Table 7 Safety data declared in package inserts of herbal medicines submitted for marketing authorization (2009–2020)

From: Safety profile of herbal medicines submitted for marketing authorization in Tanzania: a cross-sectional retrospective study

Safety category

Number of products (%) N = 84

Contraindications

42 (50)

Warnings or precautions

27 (32)

Side effects

25 (30)

Overdose

16 (19)

Pregnancy and lactation (not recommended)

13 (16)

Interactions

5 (6)

Pregnancy and lactation (conditional recommendation)

3 (4)

  1. N =total number of dossiers received and analysed