Reactions 1100 - 6 May 2006 ■ The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning about potential risks with Polygonum multiflorum use after the agency received several suspected adverse drug reaction reports of liver disorders, including jaundice and hepatitis. The agency advises members of the public who experience liver-disorder symptoms while taking Polygonum multiflorum-containing products to see their doctor and to stop taking the product immediately if a liver disorder is diagnosed. Polygonum multiflorum is also known by the Chinese name He Shou Wu (Heshouwu), and may be an ingredient in products including, Shou Wu Pian, Shou Wu Wan, and Shen Min. The MHRA says that the safety of this product will continue to be reviewed. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. MHRA raises concerns about the safety of Polygonum multiflorum. Media Release : 28 Apr 2006. Available from: URL: http://www.mhra.gov.uk 809063027 1 Reactions 6 May 2006 No. 1100 0114-9954/10/1100-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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Reactions 1100 - 6 May 2006

■ The UK Medicines and Healthcare productsRegulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning aboutpotential risks with Polygonum multiflorum use afterthe agency received several suspected adverse drugreaction reports of liver disorders, including jaundiceand hepatitis. The agency advises members of thepublic who experience liver-disorder symptoms whiletaking Polygonum multiflorum-containing products tosee their doctor and to stop taking the productimmediately if a liver disorder is diagnosed.Polygonum multiflorum is also known by the Chinesename He Shou Wu (Heshouwu), and may be aningredient in products including, Shou Wu Pian, ShouWu Wan, and Shen Min. The MHRA says that thesafety of this product will continue to be reviewed.Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. MHRA raisesconcerns about the safety of Polygonum multiflorum. Media Release : 28 Apr2006. Available from: URL: http://www.mhra.gov.uk 809063027