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Table 3 Ginkgoa

From: Buyer beware? Does the information provided with herbal products available over the counter enable safe use?

Study number

5

6

7

8

73

33

34

35

36

42

56

64

Where bought

HF

HF

HF

HF

HF

Ph

Ph

Ph

Ph

Ph

SM

SM

Legal category

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

Leaflet supplied?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Precautions, n = 4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Side effects, n = 7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. aHF = health food shop, Ph = pharmacy, SM = supermarket, U = unlicensed.