A pilot study to compare natural health product-drug interactions in two databases in Canada

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-186

  Faubert, Guillaume ^a   Lebel, Denis ^a   Bussières, Jean François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Drug interactions; Natural health product; Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database; Natural standard database; NHP databases; Pharmacy information system integration

Indexed keywords

ALKANNIN; AMOXICILLIN; BERBERINE; BLACK RADISH; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; COLD FX; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; ECHINAFORCE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUTICASONE; GLUCOFLEX; HYDROXYZINE; IPRIFLAVONE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; JOINT CARE FORMULA; LANSOPRAZOLE; MELATONIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; OM3JUNIOR; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROSTAMED; RANITIDINE; RELAXEN; RISPERIDONE; SALBUTAMOL; SERTRALINE; TIGER BALM; TOLTERODINE; TROSPIUM CHLORIDE; TURMERIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIAS; AVOCADO; BASIL; BISHOP WEED; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTRY MALLOW; CYANOBACTERIUM; DATA BASE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; EMU; GARLIC; GINSENG; GRAPEFRUIT; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LENTINULA EDODES; LYCOPUS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SAMBUCUS; SOUR ORANGE; SWEET ORANGE; WATERCRESS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CANADA; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEXAMETHASONE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77953326955     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-010-9364-2     Document Type: Article

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