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Natural Medicines is updated daily to ensure comprehensive, accurate, and clinically relevant information on natural medicines and alternative therapies. Make informed, evidence-based decisions using these handy tools:
1. 1,400+ Monographs
Get answers to your natural medicines questions including safety, effectiveness, adverse effects, and a patient education handout for each one (English/Spanish/French).
2. 130,000+ Commercial Products
Search the largest natural medicine commercial products database in the US.
3. Natural Medicines Evidence-Based Brand Ratings
Get a 1-10 overall rating based on safety and effectiveness, plus manufacturing quality data directly from the United States Pharmacopeia and other adverse event reporting systems.
4. Interaction Checker
Ensure that drug-supplement interactions are caught ahead of time. Enter a complete list of patient drugs/supplements and look for Mild/Moderate/Severe interaction ratings.
5. Comparative Effectiveness
Access charts ranking natural medicines from most to least effective for a given disease state or condition.
6. Adverse Effects Checker
Reference every natural medicine with the known potential to cause a specific adverse effect.
7. Pregnancy & Lactation Checker
View safety ratings related to pregnancy and lactation, plus links to printable patient education handouts.
8. Charts
Quickly see all monographs tagged for a specific category, such as omega-3 fatty acids.
9. Continuing Education
Take courses focused on traditional and alternative methods of prevention and treatment of disease states and medical conditions.
10. Nutrient Depletion Checker
Determine which nutrients may be depleted by prescription or over-the-counter medications, and see risks rated by clinical significance.
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