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Herbal remedies create dangerous clashes with cancer, CVD drugs

24-Jan-2018

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One if four people taking a herbal treatment alongside medication had a worrying drug reaction.

Patients taking warfarin and statins reported clinically significant interactions.

Potentially dangerous reactions were also seen alongside antidepressants and cancer therapies.

Many patients lied about their use of herbal medicines to the doctors.

The study was published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (BJCP)

Medical journal covering all aspects of drug action in humans.

Charles Awortwe

Head of Lab in vitro DMPK at Nuvisan Pharma Services, former Pharmacologist and Senior Lecturer at Stellenbosch University

South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Para-statal medical research organisation in South Africa.

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