Woodward K N
Department of Life Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK.
Hum Exp Toxicol. 2005 May;24(5):219-33. doi: 10.1191/0960327105ht529oa.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility that adverse reactions and drug interactions arising from the use of homeopathic and herbal medicines could lead to confusion when adverse reactions to conventional medicines are reported. An extensive literature review was conducted on the occurrence of adverse reactions and drug interactions following the use of homeopathic or herbal remedies, and the potential for these to confound adverse event reporting to conventional medicines considered. The survey demonstrates the potential for herbal remedies and homeopathic products, to produce adverse drug reactions or drug interactions, and shows the scope for potential for confusion with those arising from conventional medicines. There is a need for greater awareness that adverse reactions apparently due to a conventional medicine, might in reality be due to a herbal medicine or a drug interaction between a herbal medicine and a conventional drug, particularly when a health professional is unaware of the extent of a patient's self-medication with alternative therapies.
本文的目的是探讨在报告传统药物不良反应时，顺势疗法药物和草药引起的不良反应及药物相互作用可能导致混淆的可能性。对使用顺势疗法或草药疗法后出现的不良反应及药物相互作用的发生情况进行了广泛的文献综述，并考虑了这些情况混淆传统药物不良事件报告的可能性。该调查表明，草药疗法和顺势疗法产品有产生药物不良反应或药物相互作用的可能性，并显示出与传统药物引起的不良反应相互混淆的潜在范围。有必要提高认识，即表面上由传统药物引起的不良反应，实际上可能是由草药引起的，或者是草药与传统药物之间的药物相互作用导致的，尤其是当医疗专业人员不清楚患者使用替代疗法进行自我用药的程度时。
