Herbal supplement use by persons aged over 50 years in Britain: Frequently used herbs, concomitant use of herbs, nutritional supplements and prescription drugs, rate of informing doctors and potential for negative interactions

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 597-605

  Canter, Peter H ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HARPAGOPHYTUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LEVOTHYROXINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; ROFECOXIB; SABAL EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALOE; APPETITE; CRANBERRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; ECHINACEA; EVENING PRIMROSE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATURIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INDIGESTION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PAIN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SABAL; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN TINGLING; STOMACH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4043145748     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200421090-00004     Document Type: Review

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