Warning on mixing herbs and medicine

THOUSANDS of people are unknowingly taking potentially lethal cocktails of herbal remedies and prescription drugs.

Warning on mixing herbs and medicine

A new study has found one in 20 people are taking combinations of complementary and mainstream medicines that could be highly dangerous.

Researchers in Britain found 62% of those who use prescriptions are also taking at least one type of alternative medication. And when pharmacists ask which other medicines they are on, 41% do not mention herbal remedies.

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