Your pediatric patient is about to be discharged home. The child will be taking prescription medications on a regular basis. The parent uses herbal supplements and wishes to administer these to the child
You explain to the parent that herbal supplements: a. Do not provide any benefit to the patient and are harmless
b. Can cause serious interactions with some prescription medications
c. Can be administered in excess of the recommended dosage
d. Are ineffective and are only used by the uninformed
B
Herbal supplements can provide benefit but should never be considered harmless. Herbals have been documented to cause significant and harmful side effects with prescription drugs. Exceeding dosage is not recommended. Herbal supplements have been proven effective for some ailments and may be used in cultural rituals that are meaningful to the client.
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