 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
Sustiva, Combivir, and Herbal Meds Feb 28, 2000 I have recently started taking a product called, "AM-300." The ingredients are: Chromium Guarana Extract Gotu Kola Siberian Ginseng Fo-Ti Ginkgo Biloba White Willow Bark Nigella Sativa Cayenne Pepper Hawthorne Berry Extract Green Tea Extract Selenium Echinacea Bladderwick Ma-Huang Reishi Mushroom Do any of these medications interact with Sustiva or Combivir? Thanks. |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Squires
 I do not have any information about the interaction of efavirenz (sustiva) and/or combivir with any of the compounds that you mention. However, a recently published study with another commonly used substance, St John's Wort, demonstrates that more work needs to be done in this area. In the study, patients receiving the protease inhibitor indinavir (Crixivan) experienced lower blood levels while on St John's Wort. This decrease in indinavir blood levels may impact on it's efficacy. Your health care provider should have a complete list of all the agents that you are taking, especially if you develop side effects or your response to therapy is inadequate. KES | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
