Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements
Herbal Medicines and Dietary SupplementsFuture of Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements
Over the past 30 years, working alongside the editorial professionals at Pharmaceutical Press, specialist editors, health professionals and scientific experts have created robust evidence-based resources on the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines and dietary supplements. We are marking this milestone by revolutionising our supporting resources within this field.
Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements is evolving, and as part of this process, the structure of the editorial board is currently under review. This initiative is designed to ensure the publication continues to reflect the latest developments in the field and provides the most authoritative information for our readers. We are currently in the process of defining new roles and responsibilities to further strengthen our content creation process. Dr Pam Mason, the founding authoring editor of Dietary Supplements, continues to be an integral part of the content creation process as we transition and look to the future. More details about the new editorial board structure and the individuals who will be part of this exciting transition will be announced shortly.
Editors
Dr Pamela Mason
Mcs, PhD
Dr Pamela Mason is a pharmaceutical and nutrition writer and consultant based in Usk, Monmouthshire. She qualified as a pharmacist at Manchester University and worked as a community pharmacist for several years before studying at King’s College London, where she completed an MSc and PhD in nutrition. Most recently, she has completed an MSc in food policy at City University London. Her interest in food supplements began as a result of her studies in nutrition and her experience in community pharmacy, where she was often asked questions about these products. She is the author of three other books, several open learning programmes and over 300 articles. She has taught nutrition to pharmacists at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and gives conference presentations about supplements both in the UK and abroad.
Governance and history
The foundations of the publication have always been rooted in pharmaceutical expertise. The original editors of Herbal Medicines were all pharmacists, a tradition that has continued through subsequent editions. To ensure a comprehensive and authoritative product, advice has also been sought from a wide range of subject matter experts. These have included individuals with in-depth knowledge of plant chemistry, the legal and regulatory aspects of herbal medicines, pharmacology, and expert science and clinical writers. Their collective knowledge has been instrumental in building the expert foundation that underpins both Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements.
Those that have underpinned the expert knowledge within Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements have included:
Dr Nigel C Veitch (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
Dr Veitch studied Chemistry at the University of Oxford, graduating in 1988. He was Harmsworth Senior Scholar at Merton College, Oxford, from 1989–1991, and obtained a DPhil in Chemistry with Professor RJP Williams FRS, in 1992. The same year he was appointed as Research Fellow in Plant Biochemistry at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London, UK), where he worked as a Senior Phytochemist in the Sustainable Uses of Plants Group. His main area of analytical expertise was in NMR spectroscopy, and he was an external member of the MRC Biomedical NMR Centre at the National Institute for Medical Research (Mill Hill, London). He was a member of a number of editorial boards and advisory panels, and his published output consists of more than 110 papers and book chapters. In 2004 he received the Jack L. Beal Award from the American Society of Pharmacognosy and Journal of Natural Products. Professional affiliations included the American Society of Pharmacognosy, the Biochemical Society, Groupé Polyphenols, and the Phytochemical Society of Europe.
Dr Michael Smith
Dr Smith is a qualified pharmacist and doctor of naturopathy, with over 20 years’ experience in the field of natural health products. Dr Smith is internationally recognised as a leader in the regulation, policy development, and research programs dealing with natural health products and dietary supplements.
Dr Joanne Barnes
Dr Barnes obtained a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Nottingham in 1988, a postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1999, and a PhD in Pharmacy from the School of Pharmacy, University of London in 2001. Dr Barnes career highlights include being Research Fellow in Complementary Medicines in the Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Exeter, Research Fellow and Lecturer in Phytopharmacy in the Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK, and, Associate Professor in Herbal Medicines, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Dr Linda A Anderson
Dr Anderson obtained her first degree in Pharmacy and her PhD in Pharmacognosy at the Welsh School of Pharmacy in Cardiff. She was a postdoctoral research and teaching fellow at the School of Pharmacy, University of London from 1981 to 1987. Dr Anderson joined the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA, Department of Health, UK; formerly Medicines Control Agency) in 1987. Dr Anderson’s key career highlights include being appointed as Principal Assessor to the Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) Expert Advisory Group on Chemistry, Pharmacy and Standards (CPS) and as the UK delegate to the European Committee on Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) Quality Working Party. Other achievements include being the UK Delegate to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), a member of the Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee (HMAC) of the MHRA, and the Vice-Chair of the British Pharmacopoeia Expert Advisory Group on Herbals and Complementary Medicines.
Professor J David Phillipson
Professor Phillipson graduated BSc in Pharmacy (1956), MSc (1959), and DSc (1979) from the University of Manchester, and PhD (1965) from the University of London. He was Lecturer in Pharmacognosy (1961–1972) at the Department of Pharmacy, Chelsea College, London, and Senior Lecturer (1973–1979), Reader in Phytochemistry (1979–1981), and Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy (1981–1994) at the School of Pharmacy, University of London. Professor Phillipson has received many awards for his contribution to the field, and on retirement he became Emeritus Professor of Pharmacognosy.
This evolution will create a dynamic new product, combining the trusted knowledge of our publications with a fresh, forward-looking perspective. This development is supported by the extensive expertise of the wider Pharmaceutical Press editorial team, a group of over 60 editorial professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of quality and scientific integrity. This collective knowledge will be instrumental in the ongoing development of this product.