BEAVERTON, Ore.—MedicineWorks™ launched InteractionsGuide.com, a user-friendly web application and online database designed to support physicians and pharmacists in evaluating and managing interactions between prescription drugs and herbs, vitamins, minerals and other supplements. Through search and analysis functions InteractionsGuide™ enables electronic access to the content of “Herb, Nutrient and Drug Interactions: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies,” by Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc, Dwight McKee, MD and Jonathan Treasure, MA, MNIMH, RH.
Commented co-author Dwight McKee, MD, “We review adverse interactions and research beneficial interactions, evaluating potential risks as well as possible clinical benefits when nutrients and herbs are combined with conventional drug therapy. It has been an exciting journey, and one that continues, with this electronic version.”
The InteractionsGuide™ database provides summary tables, a review of source, usage, dosing and safety information, therapeutic strategy considerations, in-depth evaluation of known and potential interactions and instant access to original abstracts. It incorporates developments in pharmacology, nutrition, herbalism, biochemistry, genomics, oncology, hematology, naturopathic medicine, Chinese medicine, and other disciplines.