Abstract
Purpose Natural health products (NHPs) are commonly used, both alone and in conjunction with prescription drugs. This concurrent use has been shown to be a concern due to the potential for harmful interactions. A tool to increase awareness of potential interactions between commonly used NHPs and pharmaceuticals was released in 2009. Given the rapid pace of research, it is likely that new interactions have been published since then. The purpose of this project is to review the recent primary and secondary literature for information to update the 2009 tool.
Highlights
Natural health products (NHPs) are commonly used, both alone and in conjunction with prescription drugs
As a cross check tool to verify that no interaction was overlooked, “Herb, nutrient, and drug interactions: clinical implications and therapeutic strategies” (Stargrove et al, 2008) was reviewed to find literature pertaining to NHP-drug interactions
Relevant studies were identified from the primary and secondary literature, and if an interaction was found, the interaction was verified by a second reviewer
Summary
Natural health products (NHPs) are commonly used, both alone and in conjunction with prescription drugs. This concurrent use has been shown to be a concern due to the potential for harmful interactions. A tool to increase awareness of potential interactions between commonly used NHPs and pharmaceuticals was released in 2009. Given the rapid pace of research, it is likely that new interactions have been published since . The purpose of this project is to review the recent primary and secondary literature for information to update the 2009 tool
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