From Everyday Health?..
Taking herbal and dietary supplements with prescription drugs for chronic diseases and cancer may cause dangerous drug interactions, says a new study.
Herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) can alter how prescription drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body, causing harmful effects, according to a study released today and published in the November issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
The drugs warfarin, insulin, aspirin digoxin, and ticlopidine had the most reported negative interactions with HDS. The most frequent interactions resulted in gastrointestinal and neurological complications, and urinary, genital, and kidney diseases. Flaxseed, echinacea and yohimbe caused the largest number of negative outcomes in patients who took prescription drugs.
Flaxseed is taken for digestion. Echinacea is a common cold remedy. Yohimbe is taken for erectile dysfunction.
?Our extensive review clearly shows that some HDS ingredients have potentially harmful drug interactions that are predominantly moderate in their severity,? says Hsiang-Wen Lin from the College of Pharmacy, China Medical School, Taiwan, and co-author of the study.
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