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Herb-drug interactions: methods to identify potential influence of genetic variations in genes encoding drug metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters.
Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - 1 Jul 2012
Hu M, Wang D Q, Xiao Y J, Mak V W L, Tomlinson B
Abstract excerpt
Herbal supplements are often used concomitantly with conventional medications resulting in considerable potential for herb-drug interactions. These interactions, which are generally through interfering with pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic pathways, may result in beneficial effects or more often adverse reactions such as toxicity or treatment failure and may be influenced by multiple environmental and/or...
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