Adverse effects of herbal or dietary supplements in G6PD deficiency: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common genetic disorder, affecting nearly 400 million individuals worldwide. Whilst it is known that a number of drugs, foods and chemicals can trigger haemolysis in G6PD deficient individuals, the association between herbal and dietary supplements and haemolysis is less clear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between herbal or dietary supplements and adverse events in G6PD deficient individuals.

Methods

We searched 14 electronic databases from their inception until November 2015 for articles describing the use of herbal or dietary supplements in G6PD deficient individuals. Additional publications were identified from manually searching textbooks, conference abstracts and the grey literat

SUBMITTER: Lee SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5338162 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature