RNAgent’s Drug Interaction Database indexes and lists prescription drugs and their interactions with herbal supplements. Search by letter or keyword to find a prescription drug and its interactions with herbal and natural ingredients.
Avonex
- May cause anorexia, and changes in weight.
- Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
- Anemia and a susceptibility to infections is possible.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
- N-acetyl cysteine may enhance interferon's effectiveness if used together in the treatment of hepatitis C.
- Beloqui O, Prieto J, Suarez B, et al. N-Acetyl cysteine enhances the response to interferon-alpha in chronic hepatitis C: A pilot study. J Interferon Res 1993;13:279-82
- The Japanese herbal compound Sho-saiko-to has been shown to cause pneumonitis in patients on interferon therapy with hepatitis. It may be advisable to avoid combining interferon and this herbal product.
- Ishizaki T, Sasaki F, Ameshima S, et al. Pneumonitis during interferon and/or herbal drug therapy in patients with chronic active hepatitis. Eur Respir J 1996;9:2691-96
- Sugiyama H, Nagai M, Kotajima F, et al. A case of interstitial pneumonia with chronic hepatitis C following interferon-alpha and sho-saiko-to therapy. Arerugi 1995;44:711-14 [in Japanese].
- The active ingredient of licorice (glycyrrhizin) may enhance the effectiveness of interferon in the treatment of hepatitis.
- Abe Y, Ueda T, Kato T, et al. Effectiveness of interferon, glycyrrhizin combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Nippon Rinsho 1994;52:1817-22 ( Japanese].
- Fujisawa K. Interferon therapy in hepatitis C virus induced chronic hepatitis: Clinical significance of pretreatment with glycyrhizin. Trop Gastroenterol 1991;12:176-79.