Category list : Drug interactions
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Older adults taking herbal remedies alongside prescription medicines at risk of harmful interactions
More than a million older adults in the UK could be at risk of a potential herb–drug or supplement–drug interactions, research shows.
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Taking herbal medicines alongside prescription drugs may cause adverse drug interactions
Herbal remedies, such as St John’s wort, green tea and ginseng, may affect the properties of prescription drugs, according to research published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
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Comprehensive drug reference resource from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Subscription
This new edition of the popular drug reference includes oncology drugs approved under the US Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval programme.
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What can pharmacists do to improve the physical health of people with mental illness? Subscription
David Branford, member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) English Pharmacy Board, and Dolly Sud, specialist mental health pharmacist Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, explain the importance of the role of pharmacists in improving the physical well-being of patients with severe mental illness.
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Drug interactions with dietary or herbal supplements could be cause of hospital stays
Around 1 in 55 hospital admissions may have been caused by an adverse event triggered by a reaction between a dietary or herbal supplement and another medicine or supplement, according to Israeli research.
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Tamoxifen effectiveness not impaired by SSRIs Subscription
Researchers found no difference in mortality rates in women taking tamoxifen with paroxetine or fluoxetine compared with patients taking tamoxifen with other SSRIs.
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Study highlights drug-drug interaction risk from two commonly used drugs
Combined treatment with the antibiotic ceftriaxone and the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole can lead to an increased risk of drug-induced arrhythmia, a study has found.
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Time to halt the overprescribing of proton pump inhibitors Subscription
Inappropriate use of proton pump inhibitors can cause a range of side effects and even harm to patients.
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OTC medicines can worsen heart failure, US cardiologists warn
The American Heart Association has highlighted the potential of some over-the-counter medicines to worsen heart failure.
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How polypharmacy has become a medical burden worldwide Subscription
More patients than ever are taking a multitude of medicines and supplements, but this can cause more harm than good.
