St. John's Wort, Rx Drug Use Warning Adopted By CHPA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Consumer Healthcare Products Association member companies soon will be incorporating a prescription drug use warning on their St. John's wort supplements.
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