Food and Drugs - Withdrawal of a number of diabetes drugs because of adverse side effects making patients body, which depends on chemical drugs begin to look for medicinal herbs. In fact, herbal medicines are not considered able to cure diabetes.
"Herbal medicine on the market generally has not been well studied. There are good herbal medicine to lower blood sugar, but has side effects that can not be used to drugs," said Prof. Sarwono Waspadji of Metabolic-Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine Jakarta on the sidelines of the event Diabets 19th Meeting, Diabetes Lipid and Vascular Risks, Tuesday, (28/09/10)
According to Sarwono, herbal medicine has not been able to cure diabetes, but it has benefits. "Usually the benefits of herbal medicine are many, but there are risks. There (herbal medicine) which benefits a little, but the risk is high. There is no benefit and the risk is great that can not be used. And usually, the benefits of herbal medicine derived from the placebo," said Prof. Sarwono.
Sarwono added, herbal medicines are commonly used in today's society there is no benefit, but do not have the risks that may be used.
"For example we've examined pare, brotowali, then tea 919, still to no avail. Originally booming, everyone wear but now it does not have the scars as a result of blow-ups, "said Prof. Sarwono.
In addition, Sarwono also straighten the opinion of those who think that certain herbal medicine natural. "People think the difference is one chemical and one not. Though herbal medicine there are also elements of its chemical and chemical drugs originally derived from the herbal medicine is extracted, "said Prof Sarwono.
Previously, the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) freeze the production of diabetes drug marketing authorization GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), ie, Avandia, Avandamet and Avandaryl tablets. All three drugs are suspended license orbit and withdrawn from circulation because of the information from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that contain three single and combination with rosiglitazone.
The withdrawal was based on the consideration of diabetes drugs containing rosiglitazone in the singular or combination can cause cardiovascular side effects of heart failure.
According to Indonesian data Diabetic Prevalence in 2006, the number of diabetics in urban areas reached 8.2 million people while in rural areas reached 5.5 million people.
"Herbal medicine on the market generally has not been well studied. There are good herbal medicine to lower blood sugar, but has side effects that can not be used to drugs," said Prof. Sarwono Waspadji of Metabolic-Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine Jakarta on the sidelines of the event Diabets 19th Meeting, Diabetes Lipid and Vascular Risks, Tuesday, (28/09/10)
According to Sarwono, herbal medicine has not been able to cure diabetes, but it has benefits. "Usually the benefits of herbal medicine are many, but there are risks. There (herbal medicine) which benefits a little, but the risk is high. There is no benefit and the risk is great that can not be used. And usually, the benefits of herbal medicine derived from the placebo," said Prof. Sarwono.
Sarwono added, herbal medicines are commonly used in today's society there is no benefit, but do not have the risks that may be used.
"For example we've examined pare, brotowali, then tea 919, still to no avail. Originally booming, everyone wear but now it does not have the scars as a result of blow-ups, "said Prof. Sarwono.
In addition, Sarwono also straighten the opinion of those who think that certain herbal medicine natural. "People think the difference is one chemical and one not. Though herbal medicine there are also elements of its chemical and chemical drugs originally derived from the herbal medicine is extracted, "said Prof Sarwono.
Previously, the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) freeze the production of diabetes drug marketing authorization GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), ie, Avandia, Avandamet and Avandaryl tablets. All three drugs are suspended license orbit and withdrawn from circulation because of the information from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that contain three single and combination with rosiglitazone.
The withdrawal was based on the consideration of diabetes drugs containing rosiglitazone in the singular or combination can cause cardiovascular side effects of heart failure.
According to Indonesian data Diabetic Prevalence in 2006, the number of diabetics in urban areas reached 8.2 million people while in rural areas reached 5.5 million people.
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