Show 1425: How Can You Combine Supplements, Herbs and Medicines Safely?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This week, two pharmacists describe why you should check with a pharmacist about possible problems when you combine supplements, herbs and medicines. In some cases, a supplement might interfere with your prescription drug. In other situations, an herb might slow metabolism of the medicine and increase the possibility of side effects. It’s better to know […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Graydon. And I'm Terry Graydon. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:14.6	How many pills do you take each morning? Many Americans swallow a handful of supplements along with medications.
0:23.1	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:34.0	Natural products are popular. They're sold in pharmacies, supermarkets, and health food stores.
0:40.3	But how can you find out how to use them safely?
0:43.9	Are your pharmaceuticals fighting with your supplements?
0:48.1	How would you know which herbs or vitamins might interact with your cholesterol-lowering medication?
1:00.0	What about quality? We've been worried about generic drugs made abroad, but supplements get even less oversight from the FDA. Coming up on the people's pharmacy, how can you combine
1:05.6	supplements, herbs, and medicines safely.
1:21.2	In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, the highly infectious disease measles was actually declared eradicated in the U.S. back in 2000. Now, 25 years later, the U.S. is experiencing a serious outbreak of measles
1:30.8	that has sickened nearly 500 people and killed one child. In addition to fever, a rash,
1:37.7	and respiratory symptoms, measles can cause complications such as pneumonia, blindness, deafness, and encephalitis. Travelers are at risk
1:47.6	if they're unvaccinated and visiting areas where there are outbreaks, such as Texas, New Mexico,
1:53.7	Florida, and Kansas. There are also areas in Europe, Africa, and Asia, where measles infections
2:00.2	are increasing.
2:01.6	The WHO is recommending that international travelers make sure they're fully vaccinated.
2:07.3	Two doses of the measles vaccine offer 97% protection against the disease.
2:14.4	This week, the European Heart Rhythm Association met in Vienna. One notable
2:20.2	presentation came from Denmark. The investigators tracked sudden cardiac deaths in adults
2:26.3	in 2010. There were 6,000 deaths from this unpredictable condition. The authors of the research
2:33.7	wanted to know how many of these individuals were also taking
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