Abstract:Background
The growing use of supplementary products (herbal remedies, food supplements, etc.) poses an unignorable and poorly explored risk to hospital patients. The results of our previous study [1] show that 85.5% of hospital patients took at least one supplementary product; and with one patient out of four we have identified potential interactions. However, several questions arise about their clinical relevance: (1) Might the interaction harm the patient? (2) Is treatment modification or close monitoring n… Show more
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