Clinical Pharmacology

Question 1

High-risk patients with CAM

Answer 1

Children, pregnancy, patients using prescribed medication, polypharmacy

Question 2

State the percentage of people who use complementary or alternative medications

Answer 2

80%

Question 3

What are herbal medicines

Answer 3

Herbs, herbal material and finished herbal products that contain active ingredients. These may be classified as food products, cosmetics or medicines

Question 4

What adulterants are in herbal medicines

Answer 4

Heavy metals, bacteria, medicines

Question 5

Why shouldn’t herbal medicine be used in pregnancy

Answer 5

No safety or efficacy data, teratogenesis, fetogenesis and drug-herb interactions

Question 6

How does homoeopathy work

Answer 6

Water memory - the concept that water has the ability to remember the shape of the medicine it once contained

Question 7

Describe the efficacy homoeopathy

Answer 7

Scientifically implausible with no convincing evidence

Question 8

Is homoeopathy safe

Answer 8

Generally regarded as safe and harmless with rarely reported adverse effects, including aggravation of symptoms, have been made. However, there is an issue with missed diagnosis and adulteration