Black cohosh: Practical management of adverse effects and drug interactions

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 33-35

  Charrois, Theresa L ^a   Sandhu, Gagan ^a   Vohra, Sunita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CARE Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; HORMONE; TAMOXIFEN;

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIVER FAILURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENOPAUSE; NAUSEA; NIGHT SWEAT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 33748444981     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/171516350613900407     Document Type: Review

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