From: Consumers of natural health products: natural-born pharmacovigilantes?
ID # | Product | Reason for taking NHP | Self prescribed | ADR1 | Severity1,2 | Outcome | Reporting Behaviour |
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1 | Stress relief supplement (ingredients include L-theanine) | For alertness/Stress | Self prescribed | Rash | Moderate | Recovered with OTC treatment | Reported to PHM, manufacturer via HFS |
2 | Fish oil | For health maintenance | Self prescribed | Rash | Mild | Recovered after d/c | Reported to CAM |
3 | Weight loss product ingredients unknown) | For weight loss | Self prescribed | Stimulation, irritability, road rage | Severe | Recovered after d/c | Report to f/f, HFS |
4 | Digestive enzymes (ingredients include amylase, protease, lipase) | For digestive concerns | Self prescribed | Stomach pain, bloating, heartburn | Moderate | Re-challenged, Recovered after d/c | Did not report |
5 | 1. Herbal cleanse 2. [Wished not to disclose product type or name] | 1. Cleansing product 2. For energy | 1. Self prescribed 2. Self prescribed | 1. flatulence, bowel urgency, stomach discomfort 2. anxiety, depression, nervousness, nausea | 1. moderate to severe 2. moderate to severe | 1. recovered after d/c 2. recovered after d/c | 1. Did not report 2. Contacted manufacturer |
6 | 1. Ginkgo biloba 2. weight loss product 3. St. John's wort | 1. for memory 2. for weight loss 3. for mood | 1. Self prescribed 2. Self prescribed 3. Self prescribed | 1. sweating 2. shaky, disoriented 3. photosensitivity | 1. mild 2. severe 3. mild | 1. recovered after d/c 2. recovered after d/c 3. recovered after d/c | 1. Did not report 2. Did not report 3. Did not report |
7 | Valerian | For sleep | Self prescribed | Agitated, unsettled | Moderate | Recovered after d/c | Did not report |
8 | Fish oil | For health maintenance | Self prescribed | Rash | Mild | Recovered after d/c | Report to CAM, f/f, manufacturer |
9 | Thyroid glandular | For weight loss | MD prescribed | Headache, nausea | Severe | Changed dose | Report to MD |
10 | Multi-vitamin | For health maintenance | Self prescribed | Nausea, vomiting | Severe | Re-challenged, recovered after d/c | Report to f/f |
11 | Weight loss product | For weight loss | Self prescribed | Heartburn | Mild to moderate | Re-challenged, recovered after d/c | Report to f/f |
12 | Melatonin | For sleep | Self prescribed | Groggy, uncoordinated | Mild to moderate | Recovered after d/c | Did not report |