Use of dietary supplements and their interactions with prescription drugs in the elderly

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 1759-1762

  Ly, Jennifer ^a   Percy, Lydia ^a   Dhanani, Shawkat ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BROMELAIN; CARNITINE; CHONDROITIN; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYL SULFONE; DRUG; GLUCOSAMINE; ISPAGULA; LINSEED OIL; MELATONIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN; PANCRELIPASE; PRASTERONE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UBIDECARENONE; VINEGAR; WARFARIN;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CARDAMOM; CARTILAGE; CHINESE HERB; CIDER; CINNAMON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRATAEGUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; GARLIC; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LINSEED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAPAYA; PATIENT INFORMATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SABAL; SHARK; SHRIMP;

EID: 0037106108     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/59.18.1759     Document Type: Article

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