St. John’s Wort Interferes With Lifesaving Drugs
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Feb. 10, 2000 (Atlanta) — The FDA on Thursday warned physicians that St. John’s wort, a commonly used herbal remedy, dangerously interferes with a long list of prescription drugs. The action comes after two reports in the British medical journal The Lancet linking the herb to heart-transplant rejection and to HIV drug failure.
The FDA warning goes far beyond these two drugs. Because the herb appears to interfere with the way the body processes many drugs, the FDA…
