tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Potential Adverse and Allergic Reactions from Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Dietary Supplements"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Potential Adverse and Allergic Reactions from Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Dietary Supplements. | Original Article Potential Adverse and Allergic Reactions from Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Dietary Supplements . George Wong MD FRCPC FACP FAAAAI FCCP Abstract Complementary and alternative medicine and dietary supplements are often used by patients. Adetailed examination of each preparation used by four patients was carried out. Seven such preparations with the potential to cause bleeding cardiovascular and central nervous system side effects and allergic food reactions are described. They were taken by both Asian and Caucasian patients were purchased locally and were used for allergic and nonallergic disorders. Inquiry into their use is important to prevent potential adverse and allergic reactions. There should be a higher standard of regulation for such products. Complementary and alternative medicine CAM preparations and dietary supplement DS products are frequently used by patients without the knowledge of their physicians. Such preparations can be purchased from local health food stores Chinese herbal shops pharmacies and Internet sites 1 or they can be brought in from This article describes seven preparations used by four patients for allergic and nonallergic disorders and identified during inquiry into the use of CAM and DS products as part of obtaining histories. . Wong Clinical Professor University of British Columbia British Columbia Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver British Columbia Correspondence to Dr. . George Wong 750 West Broadway Suite 1200 Vancouver BC V5Z 1J2 e-mail hcgwong@ Some of the information contained in this article was presented at the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2001 Annual Scientific Meeting October 26 to 28 2001 Banff AB. DOI Case Histories A 59-year-old Vietnamese woman with chronic urticaria reported the use of two CAM preparations Kwan Loong Oil containing methyl salicylate and Zhui Feng So Hop Wan pills with unknown content . A .