Drug interaction between oral contraceptives and St. John's wort: Appropriateness of advice received from community pharmacists and health food store clerks

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-47

  Sarino, Lord V ^a   Dang, Kristy H ^b   Dianat, Nahal ^c   Djihanian, Hera ^d   Natanian, Neda ^e   Hudmon, Karen Suchanek ^f,g   Ambrose, Peter J ^g  

^a Laguna Drug   (United States)

^b Target Pharmacy   (United States)

^c Target Pharmacy   (United States)

^d Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptives (oral); Counseling (patient); Dietary supplements; Drug interactions; St. John's wort

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INTERACTION; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 33947526175     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544-3191.47.1.42.Sarino     Document Type: Article

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