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Adrenal suppression following herbal remedy for rheumatoid arthritis
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- 2,
- 3,
- 4,
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- 1Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, India.
- 2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- 3Zydus Cadila healthcare, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- 4Department of Rheumatology, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, College of Pharmacy, India.
- 5Pharmacy Practice, PSG College of Pharmacy, India.
Published in Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Correspondence: Balasekar Premkumar
Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, India.
Email: cologyprem@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2015 The Author(s). This is an open access article.
Published: Jan 1, 2015, Received: Apr 6, 2014, Accepted: Oct 31, 2014
Abstract
A patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who had extreme adrenal suppression as a result of chronic use of herbal medicines presented with complications of adrenal suppression such as muscle weakness. He also had psychiatric disturbances such as confusion and suicidal tendency. Steroids in the herbal medication were found and hence there exists a need for investigation into their safety and efficacy.
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