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Study of Natural Products Adverse Reactions (SONAR) in Adults with Mental Health Conditions: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Drug Saf
September 2021
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, 4-584 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA), 11405-87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada.
Article Synopsis
- Mental illness significantly contributes to non-fatal disease worldwide, leading patients to seek natural health products (NHPs) as safer alternatives to conventional medications, despite unknown risks of adverse events (AEs) and interactions with prescribed drugs.
- The study aimed to assess the prevalence of adult mental health patients using only prescription meds, only NHPs, both, or neither, and to identify common products and AEs experienced in the past month.
- Results showed that among 3079 patients, those using both NHPs and prescriptions reported the highest AEs (58.8%), suggesting that combining these increases the risk of experiencing adverse effects compared to those using only one type of treatment.