Safety Profiles for Dietary Supplements

b. Reviewing Prescription Medications and Dietary Supplements--Mrs. Nguyen

You decide to review all her medications to see if there is an interaction. This is usually a very important step in caring for patients.

Use the resources provided and Mrs. Nguyen's current prescription medications list to research for interactions, and then answer the questions below. During your search, you may want to look for keywords like "Adverse Event/Effect" or utilize the "Find" function of your browser.

Resources:

1. Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database

2. Medline Plus

3. Natural Standard

Current Medications:
HCTZ 25mg QD
Metformin 1000mg qd
Aspirin 81 mg qd
Warfarin 5mg qd

List of HDS:
Garlic
Panax Ginseng

Questions

1) Is there a possible interaction between warfarin and Panax Ginseng?

Yes No

2) Is there a possible interaction between the Panax Ginseng and metformin?

Yes No

3) Is there a possible interaction between the garlic and aspirin?

Yes No

4) Is there a possible interaction between the garlic and warfarin?

Yes No

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