P05.32. A tool for rapid identification of potential herbal medicine-drug interactions 2011 update: a review
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Purpose Individuals using herbal medicines concomitantly with prescription drugs are at risk of harms due to herb-drug interactions. As part of a prospective active surveillance study to identify natural health product harms, a tool to identify herb-drug interactions was created for clinician use. Such tools require regular updating to remain clinically relevant. Our objective was to review the herb-drug literature and update the herb-drug interaction grid.
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