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January 29, 2010

Echinacea may interact with:

  • Allegra (allergy drug)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Halcion (antianxiety drug)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Dilantin (anticonvulsant drug)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Sporanox (antifungus drug)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Theo-Dur (asthma drug)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Coumadin (blood thinner drug)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Statins (cholesterol-reducing drugs)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Orinase (diabetes drug)—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Immunosuppressants—reduced drug efficacy

Green Tea may interact with:

  • Tegretol (anticonvulsant drug)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Aldomet (antihypertensive drug)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Cordarone (arrhythmia drug)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Blood thinners—potentially dangerous rise in drug efficacy
  • Diabetes drugs—reduced drug efficacy
  • Tylenol (pain reliever)—increased chance of drug side effects

Black Cohosh may interact with:

  • E-mycin (antibiotic drug)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Platinol-AQ (anticancer drug)—reduced drug efficacy
  • SSRIs and Tricyclics (antidepressant drugs)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Beta-blockers and calcium-channel blockers (antihypertensives)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Statins (cholesterol-reducing drugs)—increased chance of drug side effects
  • Tylenol (pain reliever)—increased chance of drug side effects

You can read the article originally published by ConsumerReports by clicking here.

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