Interactions between supplements and drugs used to treat AIDS
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have reviewed natural health products (NHPs) and antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). Here are the results
- St. John’s wort reduces protease inhibitor and nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor concentrations, thereby increasing the likelihood of therapeutic failure
- Limited clinical research suggests that garlic and vitamin C lower ARV concentrations
- Milk thistle, Echinacea species, and goldenseal do not significantly increase ARV concentrations
- Fish oil reduces ARV-induced hypertriglyceridemia without significantly affecting lopinavir concentrations.
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1/19/07 18:34 JR