Common interactions between drugs and herbal supplements used in alternative medicine

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Česte interakcije između lijekova i biljnih preparata koji se upotrebljavaju u alternativnoj medicini
• Author: Daniella Eva Sanković
• Mentor: Robert Likić (mentor)
• Committee member: Zdenko Sonicki (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasenka Markeljević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Robert Likić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Internal Medicine); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-07-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Internal Medicine

Abstract

Dietary supplements are formulations which contain pharmacologically active phytochemicals. In recent years, the use of alternative and complementary medicine (CAM) has increased significantly. As herbal supplement manufacturers aren’t obligated to undergo extensive regulation, the possibility of herb-drug interactions is increased when compared with the likelihood of interactions between two prescription drugs. There is a common misconception that because herbal supplements are derived from plants, they are safer because they are ˝natural˝. Commonly, it is difficult to determine the offending substance in herb-drug interactions, particularly when it takes place in patients who are prescribed several different medications. Here, we will review the most common herbs involved in herb-drug interactions, as well as the results of search criteria involving these interactions.

Abstract (croatian)

Dodaci prehrani mogu sadržavati farmakološki aktivne tvari. U posljednjih nekoliko godina, korištenje alternativne medicine, biljnih lijekova i dodataka prehrani se znatno povećalo. Budući da dodaci prehrani nisu pod nadzorom proizvodnje, mogućnost interakcija između dodataka i lijekova je znatno povećana naspram interakcija između lijekova. Postoji česta zabluda da su biljni lijekovi sigurni zbog toga što su proizvedeni od takozvanih ˝prirodnih˝ biljaka. Često je teško doprijeti do tvari koja je dovela do interakcije u pitanju, pogotovo kad je polifarmacija u pitanju. U ovom radu će se propitati najčešći preparati uključeni u česte interakcije između biljnih preparata i lijekova, kao i rezultati internet-tražilica koje uključuju te interakcije.

• Keywords: drugs; herbal supplements; dietary supplements; interactions; complementary and alternative medicine; CAM
• Keywords (croatian): lijekovi; biljni preparati; dodaci prehrani; interakcije; alternativna medicina
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:093628
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Public note: Pohranitelj objekta unio ključne riječi.
• Created on: 2019-04-29 09:18:05