The growing knowledge of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L) drug interactions and their clinical significance

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 389-394

  Biffignandi, Paolo M ^a   Bilia, Anna Rita ^b  

^a Societa Italiana Attivita Farm   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drug interactions; Hypericum; Pharmacovigilance; St. John's wort

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DIGOXIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDINAVIR; NEFAZODONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRAZODONE; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 0033860670     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(00)80021-1     Document Type: Review

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