Licorice May Block Effectiveness Of Drug Widely Used By Transplant Patients
Monday, March 30, 2009 - 22:14
in Health & Medicine
Chemists in Taiwan are reporting that an ingredient in licorice -- widely used in various foods and herbal medicines -- appears to block the absorption of cyclosporine, a drug used by transplant patients to prevent organ rejection. This drug interaction could potentially result in illness and death among transplant patients and others taking cyclosporine and licorice together, they caution.