title: Combination treatment with herbal medicines and Western medicines in atopic dermatitis: Benefits and considerations.
abstract: Herbal medicines (HMs) are often used in combination with Western medicines (WMs) to improve therapeutic efficacies of orthodox medicines. This review discussed the current status of combination treatment with HMs and WMs in clinical practices. The influence of HMs on bioavailability of WMs was also discussed from the pharmacokinetic point of view. In addition, benefits and considerations of combination treatment were discussed using data obtained from clinical trials and randomized controlled trials of HMs treatment in skin diseases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46293, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46293, Korea. kronos7@pusan.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hyungwoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D029001:Herbal Medicine; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: atopic dermatitis; combination treatment; herbal medicine; pharmacokinetics; psoriasis