Guest guest Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Does anyone know of any trials/research re the use of herbal medicines and urinary tract infections? I've looked on PubMed etc but can't find anything. I recently went to see a very elderly lady who resides in a care home, at the request of her daughter. The daughter did not want her mother to have prophylactic abx for her frequently recurring UTIs so spoke to the GP before asking me to go and see her. The GP has now said she will not approve this as there are " no trials/research into drug interactions " . In the letter I wrote to the GP I confirmed that there were no interactions with the current medication the lady is taking - I referred to various texts, including Simon Mills/Kerry Bone book. Also, do you think it is worth following this up with the GP - not necessarily to force the issue re medicine for the patient, but to impress upon her that we do actually know what we are doing! Having said that, I go on holiday for 2 weeks, so won't have much chance to do anything until I return. Incidentally, at the care home, when I was asking the manager(?) whether staff would be able to dispense teas etc etc., she became quite angry and referred to it as " covert " medicine! I have to admit I nearly started laughing! Yours frustratedly, Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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