Comparison of eight screening tools to detect interactions between herbal supplements and oncology agents.
Faisal ShakeelFang FangKelley M KidwellLauren A MarcathDaniel Louis HertzPublished in: Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (2020)
Lexicomp is the best available tool for screening herb-drug interaction, and Medscape is the best free alternative; however, the sensitivity and performance for detecting herb-drug interaction was far lower than for drug-drug interactions, and overall quite poor. Further research is needed to improve herb-drug interaction screening performance.