A patient should be discouraged from using Echinacea to help reduce the duration of colds if he or she is using
a. anticoagulant drugs to prevent formation of blood clots.
b. immunosuppressant drugs following an organ transplant.
c. oral contraceptives or hormone replace-ment therapy.
d. oral hypoglycemic agents for treatment of diabetes.
B
Patients should not use Echinacea if they are taking immunosuppressant drugs because Echinacea may decrease the immunosuppressant effect. Echinacea is not known to interfere with anti-coagulant effects, hormone treatments, or oral hypoglycemic agents.
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