When undergoing therapy for cancer, patients must be aware of the risks of adverse interactions between the therapy and any other drugs or herbal supplements they take, a new study cautions. When ...

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy should have all their medications and herbal supplements reviewed by a pharmacist who specialises in cancer therapy, researchers say. More than half the patients ...

For this review, researchers performed an extensive literature search for studies and cases where an adverse drug reaction occurred likely due to an interaction between an herbal and a prescribed ...

A number of common herbal supplements, including green tea and Ginkgo biloba, can interact with prescription medications, according to a new research review published in the British Journal of ...

Patients with prostate and breast cancer may be unknowingly putting themselves at risk while taking herbs and supplements during chemotherapy and should consult their medical team before using them, ...

Herbal, dietary, and energy or nutritional supplements may offer specific health benefits, but they can also have harmful and even life-threatening effects when combined with commonly used medications ...

Are you taking Acalabrutinib? Are you aware of the dangers of combining Acalabrutinib with certain foods, herbs, or alcohol? Drug-food-interactions are seldom discussed but can lead to undesirable ...

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