Herbal medicine--sets the heart racing!
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چکیده
The potential for pharmaceuticals to produce side effects and drug interactions is well known to medical practitioners and the lay public alike. However, the potential for alternative medicines to produce such effects is less widely known. We describe a potentially dangerous interaction between a herbal medicine and concomitant selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) ingestion.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Irish medical journal
دوره 103 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010