Evaluation of the Ability of Seven Herbal Resources to Answer Questions About Herbal Products Asked in Drug Information Centers

Abstract

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, AltMedDex, and The Natural Pharmacist outperformed all other evaluated herbal references and electronic databases in their ability to answer questions about herbal products posed in clinical practice.

Potential of chemotherapy?herb interactions in adult cancer patients

“…More data are also needed on effective education and communication strategies about the adverse effects of HV [13,32]. Based on a recent assessment of the adequacy of herbal resources to answer drug-herbal information questions, the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database is currently one of the most reliable sources for information and may assist practitioners find relevant chemotherapy-HV interactions [35].…”

A Review of the Use of CAM Therapy and the Sources of Accurate and Reliable Information

“…Following this exposure, specific pharmacy course work could be designed to address other skills needed to Three studies have evaluated the tertiary literature (textbooks and drug compendia) used by pharmacists in drug information centers to answer questions about herbal and dietary supplement products. [33][34][35] Pooling the results of the 3 studies, the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Web site 36 was able to answer more questions than any one of the other available references. However, the focus of these studies was whether a particular reference was able to answer a set of questions, not whether the information provided was accurate.…”

Advising Cancer Patients on Natural Health Products— A Structured Approach

“…The NMCD has been shown to be an efficient information source for herbal supplements. 22 There are 2 main limitations to our findings. First, the moderator both transcribed and categorized the contents from the focus group sessions.…”