Concomitant Use of Herbal and Conventional Medicines among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Solomon Getnet MesheshaMariamawit Yonathan YeshakGebremedhin Beedemariam GebretekleZelalem TilahunTeferi Gedif Fenta

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2020)

Concomitant use of herbal and conventional antidiabetic medicines was a common practice. Cognizant of its potentially serious herb-drug interactions, efforts should be made to improve awareness and knowledge of healthcare providers about HM potential effects. Further studies on dose, frequency, duration, and modes of interaction are recommended.

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healthcare
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insulin resistance
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