TheNaturalPharmacist.com Adds Herb-Drug Interaction Information for Medical Professionals; A Must-Have Resource for All Medical Professionals.Business/Publishing Editors & Health/Medical Writers ROSEVILLE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--March 13, 2000 TheNaturalPharmacist.com (http://www.TNP TNP The New Paper (Singapore newspaper) TNP Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear (French) TNP Trattato di Non Proliferazione Nucleare (Italian) .com) announced today that a new feature has been added to its award-winning natural health Web site. This new Herb-Drug Interactions herb-drug interactions, n.pl See drug interactions. database in the For Professionals section will allow medical professionals to warn patients of possible or likely interactions between their prescription medications and natural supplements. Written specifically for the professional, this information explains the pharmacology pharmacology, study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and of the substances in question, thereby illustrating the potential for interactions. Each interaction monograph includes a rating, enabling the physician to quickly assess the level of clinical significance, as well as an in-depth discussion of the interaction, and management suggestions for patient care. For ease of use, potential interactions can be located through either of two indexes, Herb to Drug or Drug to Herb. These indexes also act as a quick reference, listing all substances posing a possible risk for a specific herb/supplement or drug. "Today, herb-drug interactions are largely unnoticed, uninvestigated and not reported," said Steven Bratman, M.D., medical director of TNP.com "By educating medical professionals on this subject, we hope to strengthen communication between physicians and their patients." TheNaturalPharmacist.com is a leading provider of science-based natural health content that is reviewed by a team of physicians and pharmacologists, and provides consumers and health care professionals with balanced, accurate, and up-to-date natural health information. The content is available for licensing and has been chosen by some of the most respected health Web sites such as discoveryhealth.com, ThirdAge.com, and LifeScript.com. Components available for licensing include the Natural Health Encyclopedia, a comprehensive, searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. of herbs and supplements, health conditions and drug interactions; the Conditions in Depth, a closer look at medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. such as arthritis and diabetes; and the For Professionals section, clinical monographs written specifically for physicians and pharmacists This is a list of notable pharmacists.
This content is showcased at http://www.TNP.com, an award-winning interactive Web site with Health Tools, Topics of the Day, Answers from Our Experts and more. TheNaturalPharmacist.com is a division of Prima Communications, Inc. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is based in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern and has twice been honored as one of America's 500 fastest growing companies by Inc. magazine, with an average annual growth rate of more than 30 percent. |
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