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Drug Interaction

by misha91, Apr 02, 2007 12:00AM
Can anyone tell me if there is a drug intereaction with taking amioderone and milk thistle?
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by va_tony, Apr 02, 2007 12:00AM
If you google milk thistle amiodarone you'll find many sites describing interactions. A medline plus site says that milk thistle has been shown to decrease amiodarone toxicity in animal studies. A National Cancer Institute webpage on milk thistle points out that it has been shown to increase the antiarrhythmic effects of amiodarone in mice.

You should really talk this over with your cardiologist before mixing the amiodarone and milk thistle IMO.

Best wishes

Tony

by misha91, Apr 02, 2007 12:00AM
To: Tony
Thank you for the info.  Because I have been on amioderone my last liver tests came back a little high and there is some worry.  I will check the site you mentioned and find out what the results bring.  Also, I have talked to my dr. about this and he said he would research it and let me know. I was just trying to get a jump on things.
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