Book details
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| Mosby's Handbook of Drug-Herb and Drug-Supplement Interactions
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By: Richard Harkness CDM, FASCP, Stephen Bratman MD
ISBN: 0323020143
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With an increasing number of patients combining herbal treatments with prescribed medications, reliable information on herb/supplement and pharmaceutical interactions is much needed. This portable quick reference is organized alphabetically by drug name and features an entry for each drug-herb/supplement combination that has a proven interaction. Each entry is rated on a scale of 1 to 4 and includes information on related drugs, an interaction summary, a discussion of the interaction, management suggestions, and references. In addition to the core material, there are also several helpful appendices on interactions by herb or supplement, nutrient depletions, and drug-herb add-on depressant interactions.
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| Publisher: |
Mosby
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| Publisher www: |
http://www.harcourt-international.com/catalogue/title.cfm?ISBN=0323020143
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| Place of publication: |
Missouri
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| Year of Publication: |
1900
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Review(s) for this book
NB. The ideas & issues presented in book reviews remain those
of the reviewers and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the RCCM.
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Review by:
Mr. Sehyeong Park Tiger
on
26 March 2003
"Guidelines are needed about drug-herb and drug-supplements interactions, but little evidence has been published yet. Here in Korea, many patients at clinics practising oriental medicine have expressed concerned about interactions. This book deals with drug-herb and drug-supplement interactions, which are very important in decision-making for prescriptions and in counselling patients.
1. Although all of the precise information contained in the book cannot be viewed at one time, it could be very useful for quick reference for herb-drug-supplement interactions.
2. Evidence provided is relevant, but a direct link of cited evidence to contents is needed.
3. As an example from my own country (Korea), patients with osteoporosis need another medication such as elcitonin (commercial name) or other calcitonin preparation. Therefore the evidence of drug-supplement-herb interaction presented here is essential as a guideline to doctors.
4. In another example, patients taking aspirin and NSAIDS generally used for osteoarthritis are also prescribed vitamin E (cettu - commercial name) for circulatory insufficiency. This interaction is well described here (p22), so this correlation and warning is of value to practitioners.
5. Because of differences in drugs and herbs between countries, continous efforts for standardization and communication are necessary. However, I was able to find oriental herbs which are commonly used here, like Eleutherococcus senticosus (pp78-79).
6. Another major issue in Korea is aminophylline injection by practitioners for obesity patients (in western medicine it is used as cream, as being safer). This is included in the book (pp243-244), but a single toxic effect or side effects in combination with others must also be studied.
7. I have recommended this book to colleagues and have already been thanked by a member of staff working in the medical center at the school of medicine. Books like these will improve patient care and all doctors should read them.
To sum up, I feel this is an essential tool for a quick review of herb-supplement-drug interaction.
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