
Publication|Articles|June 12, 2025
Pharmacy Practice in Focus: Oncology
- June 2025
- Volume 7
- Issue 4
OPC 2025: You Shall Not Pass: Pharmacist Review of Drug-Herb Interactions in Cancer Treatment
Fact checked by: Gillian McGovern, Editor
This abstract will be presented at the Oncology Pharmacists Connect (OPC) meeting in Austin, Texas, from June 19 to 20, 2025.
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The increasing use of herbal supplements among patients undergoing cancer treatment, particularly those on oral therapies, presents a significant and often unaddressed challenge in oncology care. Despite the potential for harmful drug-herb interactions that can compromise treatment efficacy and patient safety, many patients do not disclose their supplement use to their health care providers.
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