Objectives:

1. Discuss issues related to the manufacturing and sale of herbal supplements.
2. Describe the purported benefits of common herbs.
3. Identify risks associated with commonly used herbal supplements.

Description: Would you know what advice to give someone who’s using or considering using an herbal supplement? If not, it’s time you learned more about herbs. Millions of Americans use herbal remedies and other dietary supplements. Walk down the aisle of a retain pharmacy and you’ll see a mind-boggling array of herbs, vitamins, minerals, and similar products touting a wide range of health benefits.

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Author

Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, APRN,BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, is President of Fitzgerald Health Associates, Inc. in North Andover, Mass, and a Family Nurse Practitioner and Adjunct Faculty at Greater Lawrence (Mass.) Family Health Center. Dr Fitzgerald is on the speakers’ bureaus of GlaxoSmithKline and Janssen Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals.

1.6 contact hours, including 1.0 pharmacology contact hours, are provided by ANA.

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP6178.

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