Course Overview
Please Note: This is an Audio Course. Concerns about purity, potency, and proper dosage of ready-made Chinese medicines have grown in the last few years. In this course, Bob Flaws explains how to assess the purity of Chinese ready-made medicines, how to assess the potency of Chinese ready-made medicines, and how to determine proper dosages of Chinese ready-made medicines. Participants will learn about aristolochic acid, pyrrizolidines, plate counts, heavy metals, concentration ratios, the Commission on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), good manufacturing procedures (GAP), and good dispensing procedures (GDP). This course provides a wealth of information to determine the quality and potency of the medicines you dispense in clinic.
Course Objectives
- Participants will understand potential contaminants in Chinese medicinals
- Participants will understand why the CITES list is important and affects the manufacture of TCM formulas
- Participants will understand what good manufacturing procedures are and why they are important
- Participants will understand what good dispensing procedures are and how they affect the individual clinical pharmacy
Course Outline
0 hrs - 30 minPotential contaminants in TCM formulas: aristolochic acid, heavy metals, biologics, & more
30 min - 1 hrsEndangered species in Chinese medicine & their most commonly used substitutes
1 hrs - 1.5 hrsGAP and regulatory procedures affecting Chinese herbal medicine
1.5 hrs - 2 hrsGDP, concentration ratios, and modern dosing using ready-made formulas
Teacher
Bob Flaws began his study of Chinese medicine in 1977, and has since become one of the best-known English-language teachers, authors and practitioners of Chinese medicine. A champion of both the paradigm and process of Chinese medicine, Bob has written, translated and/or published over 80 books and hundreds of articles on the subject.
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Approved by: NCCAOM, Standard Certificate,
Course Type: Audio
Course Length: 2 Hrs.
Course Credits: 2 CPD
Course Notes: Notes are provided with this course.
Access Period: Lifetime
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