Chinese medicine should not be taken together with western medicines as much as possible, and it is necessary to take them in a staggered manner, to avoid taking medicines with conflicting or identical ingredients at the same time, and to take them in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.
1. Staggered dose: Chinese medicine is a complex composition, some drugs may affect the absorption of western medicine, or overly enhance the effectiveness of the drug, so try to take half an hour after the interval.
2. Avoid drugs with conflicting or the same ingredients at the same time: some of the components of the Chinese medicine will affect the efficacy of Western medicine, conflicting components will lead to the occurrence of adverse reactions, the same ingredients may cause the dose accumulation, toxicity, in order to achieve the therapeutic effect of the drug or to avoid adverse reactions, should be in the guidance of a professional doctor to take the medication.
3. Follow the doctor’s instructions to take: medication should be under the guidance of a doctor to select the prescription of medication, and should consult the doctor when to take, how to take.
Chinese medicine and western medicine, in order to avoid causing bad consequences, should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.