Perspective et enjeux pour la pratique en établissement de santé - Partie 2

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  • Jean-François Bussières Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
  • Denis Lebel Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine

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Part II: Perspectives and challenges facing healthcare establishments Natural healthcare products have existed for a long time.

In 2002–2003 the sales estimates in Canada of approximately 50,000 natural health care products approached $4.3 billion.1 In comparison, the total sales in 2004 of all medication for human consumption in Canada was $15.9 billion. Today more than 240,000 products are included in the drug product database.³  Consequently, after January 2004, Canada adopted the Natural Health Products Regulations, falling under the Food and Drugs Act.

The purpose of this report, a two-part series, is to provide a perspective on the role of natural health products in Canada and to identify potential challenges for the hospital pharmacist. The first part will provide a review of regulations governing natural healthcare products, it will describe natural healthcare product utilization, and it will discuss some of the ethical concerns surrounding their use. The second part of the report will discuss the pharmaceutical issues related to natural health product use in community and hospital pharmacy as well as recommendations for the use of these products in healthcare establishments.

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