Herb-Drug Interactions

Renata Lynn Atkinson

Herbal Supplements and Birth Control

We’ve received a few questions recently about interactions between herbs and hormonal birth control, so I’ll address them all here. Erica...

Jayne Tamburello

Is my favorite supplement okay to take with my birth control pills?

Hello, I was wondering if the supplement I am taking has any effects on prescription birth control. I take the MoonJuice SuperYou which...

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Jayne Tamburello

St. John's wort and oral contraception.

Have you heard that women on oral contraception, i.e, "the pill" should not concurrently take St. John’s wort because they could...

Jayne Tamburello

Safety Alert! Is it okay to combine herbs?

People are often exposed to the world of medicine in a varity of ways - they read an article about an herb that sounds like a good fit,...

Jayne Tamburello

Herbal Q&A-Berberine with Lipitor?

A reader asks: Is it ok to take Berberine with Lipitor? I take 500 mg of Berberine twice a day and 20 mg of Lipitor at bedtime. Hello and...

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