Patient needs and preferences for herb-drug-disease interaction alerts: a structured interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used in the United States and elsewhere, and hazardous interactions with prescription drugs can occur, patients do not regularly communicate with physicians about their CAM use. The objective of this study was to discover patient information needs and preferences for herb-drug-disease interaction alerts.

Methods

We recruited 50 people from several locations within the University of Utah Hospital to participate in this structured interview study. They were asked to provide their preferences for the herb-drug-disease interaction alerts. Qualitative methods were used to reveal the themes that emerged from the interviews.

Results

Most participants reported they had previously used, or they were curr

SUBMITTER: Christensen CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5438528 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature