Why herbal supplements taken with prescription drugs may be risky

A new study highlights potentially dangerous interactions between herbal supplements and prescription medications. Researchers looked at dozens of reports of serious drug interactions among patients with disorders like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and depression. They found herbal supplements may affect medications' effectiveness or have side-effects. Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the risks.

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[kerriphillips]

I mention the supplements every time my doctors and I discuss my prescription medication. They don't seem to care, or they are not educated about supplements. Shouldn't it be their responsibility to know which supplements interfere with what they prescribe? They just aren't interested in even knowing about the supplements I take. And actually, I've done my own research, and don't take anything that interferes with my prescriptions.

[-kingsfoil-]

When she asked her to be specific she really only got more vague and just listed more supplements that she already said

[stevep]

Isn't that amazing, bad side effects between natural drugs and prescription drugs but no problems when elderly are prescribed 10-12 different drugs. They basically killed my mom with long term proton pump inhibitors/ killed her kidneys. Latest blood thinners changed from old adverse side effects, more bucks for newest prescriptions. The list goes on.

[organiknordas]

First of all, let’s educate people you gotta read all the prescription medicine that you’re getting before you decide to take any herbal medicine if you make the mistake and start taking high doses long term prescription medicine that herbal medicine is going to cause a problem. Why because a prescription medicine is not made from any type of herbs, such as high blood pressure medicine, such as diabetes medicine do your research, diabetes medicine, high blood pressure medicine are made in the lab there is no herbs that’s in there so when you’re taking a product such as herbs, it can affect you if you have high blood pressure and you don’t know the herbs got a blood thinner in it please be educated by going to a Herbal specialist before you decide to take any herbs

[abbymickle]

I think it's funny how the news reporters don't know how to pronounce some of the words they're saying, and they keep interrupting the doctor when she's trying to speak 😂

[umarabdullah]

I take Kava Kava with my methadone and it makes it more effective

[angelawho]

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