Sixty-five products with one of the following medicinal plants: passion flower, boldus, artichoke, guarana and senne were acquired in drugstores of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. These products were analyzed in order to evaluate the quality of phytomedicines package inserts in relation to the obligatory informations required by the Brazilian drug legislation. Most of the products did not have package inserts, and none of them presented all informations required by the legislation. Furthermore, most of them omitted the potential occurrence of adverse effects, contra-indications and precautions. In conclusion, the analyzed package inserts did not followed the Brazilian drug regulation, were incomplete and showed deficiencies which can induce health consumer problems.
herbal medicines; package inserts; pharmacovigilance