Intermediate~11 hours12 lessons
Drug-Herb Interactions in Modern Practice
The clinical safety course every working herbalist needs
Twelve lessons on the practical clinical safety considerations of working with clients who take prescription medications. You will learn the major mechanisms of drug-herb interaction, the specific herb-drug pairs that cause real problems, the narrow-therapeutic-index drug list, and how to work alongside prescribing providers safely. This is the course nobody enjoys teaching and that every working herbalist needs.
Taught by Deidre Starner, Master Herbalist
What you'll learn
- Identify the four major mechanisms of drug-herb interaction and predict which mechanism applies to a given pair
- Recognize the narrow-therapeutic-index drug list and adjust herbal recommendations accordingly
- Apply specific knowledge of high-risk herb-drug pairs (St John's wort + many drugs, anticoagulants + several herbs, etc.)
- Conduct a medication review during intake and document interaction-screening reasoning
- Communicate with prescribing providers in a way that supports coordinated client care
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