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Saw palmetto

Classification: B

Drug products: Curbisal, Prosabal, Prostagard, Sabamin

ATC code: G04CX02

Summary

As the substance is only used by men, analyses on sex or gender differences have not been considered relevant.

Additional information

Saw palmetto is a herbal medicinal product used to treat milder symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia, such as nocturnal incontinence [1,2].

Updated: 2017-01-04

Date of litterature search: 2016-12-20

References

  1. Fass.se [cited 2016-12-20]. länk
  2. Tacklind J, Macdonald R, Rutks I, Stanke JU, Wilt TJ. Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;12:CD001423. PubMed
  3. Läkemedelsstatistik. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2015 [cited 2016-12-19.] Socialstyrelsens statistikdatabas

Authors: Mia von Euler, Linnéa Karlsson Lind

Reviewed by: Mia von Euler

Approved by: Karin Schenck-Gustafsson