Potential interactions between herbal medicines and conventional drug therapies used by older adults attending a memory clinic

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 879-886

  Dergal, Julie M ^a   Gold, Jennifer L ^a   Laxer, Dara A ^a   Lee, Monica S W ^a   Binns, Malcolm A ^b   Lanctôt, Krista L ^a,c,d   Freedman, Morris ^e   Rochon, Paula A ^a,f  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; DRUG; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MINERAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; TRAZODONE; VALERIAN; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GARLIC; GERIATRICS; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY DISORDER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 0036450120     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200219110-00005     Document Type: Article

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