Abbreviations

AMG - (Arzneimittelgesetz), The law governing the use of drugs (German Medicines Law)
BfArM - Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
DAB - Deutsches Arzneibuch, German Pharmacopoeia
DAC - Deutscher Arzneimittel-Codex, German Pharmaceutical Codex
DEV - Droge-Extrakt-Verhältnis, Drug-extract ratio
EMEA - European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
ESCOP - European Scientific Cooperation on Phytotherapy
HMPC - Herbal Medicinal Product Committee
Ph. Eur. - Pharmacopoeia Europaea
WHO - World Health Organisation