Concurrent use of prescription drugs and herbal medicinal products in older adults: A systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Agbabiaka, Taofikat ^a,b   Wider, Barbara ^c   Watson, Leala Kay ^c   Goodman, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Concurrent use; Elderly; Herb drug interaction; Herbal medicinal product; Prescription drug; Prevalence; Safety

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CRITICAL APPRAISAL SKILLS PROGRAMME CHECKLIST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84963813232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-016-0244-2     Document Type: Article

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