Herbal Supplements-Drug Interactions

Scientific and Regulatory Perspectives

Y. W. Francis Lam, Shiew-Mei Huang, Stephen D. Hall

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2006
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040163542
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine

The international popularity of herbal remedies has recently outpaced quality information on the utilization and dosing of these compounds. This book fills a void in the literature by offering an authoritative overview of the mechanisms of herbal remedies and their impact on standard medications. It offers a practical approach that focuses not only

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• DRUGS AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• 1: The Landscape of Botanical Medicine Utilization and Safety
• 2: Drug Interactions with Botanical Products
• 3: In Vitro Inhibition with Botanical Products
• 4: Drug Interactions with St. John’s Wort and Echinacea
• 5: Botanical Products-Drug Interactions: Focus on Garlic, Ginkgo and Ginseng
• 6: A Review of Chinese Botanical Product-Drug Interactions
• 7: Drug Interactions of Grapefruit and Other Citrus—What Have We Learned?
• 8: Quality Assurance and Standardization in Botanical Product-Drug Interaction: Evaluation and Documentation
• 9: Pharmacokinetics of Botanical Products
• 10: Drug-Drug, Drug-Dietary Supplement, Drug-Citrus Fruit, and Other Food Interactions—Labeling Implications
• 11: FDA Perspectives on the Use of Postmarketing Reporting Systems to Evaluate Drug Interactions with CAHP1
• 12: St. John’s Wort Drug Interaction Reports from FDA’s Postmarketing AERS
• 13: Grapefruit Juice Interaction Reports from FDA’s Postmarketing AERS
• 14: Botanicals as Drugs: A U.S. Perspective
• 15: Development of Botanical Products as Pharmaceutical Agents
• Index