An evaluation of pharmacist and health food store retailer's knowledge regarding potentional drug interactions associated with St. John's wort

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sim, S N ^a   Levine, M A H ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Drug interactions; Natural health products; St. John's wort

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; RAMIPRIL;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTEINURIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77249103538     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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