Mini Review: herbal medicinal products regulation in Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Pakistan is gifted with a rich prosperity of curative plants from All Mighty Allah. Herbs have always been most important form of medicine in Pakistani population and currently plants have got popularity throughout the globe. Standardization, quality control and import and export of raw materials and herbal formulations materialize the key dispute for herbal drug manufacturers which is due to the non availability of sufficient regulatory strategy, principally for good manufacturing practice [GMP], no execution of good agricultural and collection practices [GACP], and weak implementation of the Herbal product drug act from the ministry of health of Pakistan. Now there are several opportunities for the development of quality of herbal products on the basis of data based studies which is essential for the establishment of the herbal products quality, safety and efficacy in the domestic and export market. Finally, strong Regulatory implementation becomes now necessary to moderate the hindrance for the commercialization of the herbal medicinal drug in Pakistan with the help of scientific research at Institutions, Universities and hi-tech advancement in the field of herbal medicine and their related products