%0 Journal Article
%T PharmActa: Empowering Patients to Avoid Clinical Significant Drug每Herb Interactions
%J Medicines | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines6010026
%X Herbal medicinal products (HMPs) are the subject of increasing interest regarding their benefits for health. However, a serious concern is the potential appearance of clinically significant drug每herb interactions in patients. This work provides an overview of drug每herb interactions and an evaluation of their clinical significance. We discuss how personalized health services and mobile health applications can utilize tools that provide essential information to patients to avoid drug每HMP interactions. There is a specific mention to PharmActa, a dedicated mobile app for personalized pharmaceutical care with information regarding drug每HMPs interactions. Several studies over the years have shown that for some HMPs, the potential to present clinically significant interactions is evident, especially for many of the top selling HMPs. Towards that, PharmActa presents how we can improve the way that information regarding potential drug每herb interactions can be disseminated to the public. The utilization of technologies focusing on medical information and context awareness introduce a new era in healthcare. The exploitation of eHealth tools and pervasive mobile monitoring technologies in the case of HMPs will allow the citizens to be informed and avoid potential drug每HMPs interactions enhancing the effectiveness and ensuring safety for HMPs. View Full-Tex
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/6/1/26