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Area of Science:

  • Integrative Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western medicine are widely used in Taiwan.
  • Concurrent use of Western drugs and Chinese herbs is common (14.1% of residents).
  • Drug-herb interactions pose a significant risk to patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel procedure for mitigating drug-herb interaction risks.
  • To enhance patient safety in integrated medicine settings.

Main Methods:

  • Hospital computer systems were modified for automatic drug-herb interaction detection during TCM prescription writing.
  • A pop-up reminder system alerts practitioners to potential interactions.
  • Pharmacists receive interaction alerts to provide patient health education.

Main Results:

  • Over 2011-2013, 256 patients had 891 herbal prescriptions with potential drug-herb interactions.
  • Three patients concurrently using ginseng and antidiabetic drugs experienced hypoglycemia.
  • The computerized system facilitated risk reduction for drug-herb interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Drug-herb interactions can lead to adverse reactions.
  • Computerized reminder systems empower TCM practitioners to minimize interaction risks.
  • Patient health education is vital for preventing adverse reactions from drug-herb interactions.