What is happening. Ginkgo has seizure case reports and may undermine seizure control.
Mechanism. Potential seizure-threshold lowering opposes anticonvulsant therapy.
Recommendation. Avoid ginkgo in patients using phenobarbital for seizures.
Supplement × Prescription·a conflict·Emerging evidence
Ginkgo has seizure case reports and may undermine seizure control.
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What is happening. Ginkgo has seizure case reports and may undermine seizure control.
Mechanism. Potential seizure-threshold lowering opposes anticonvulsant therapy.
Recommendation. Avoid ginkgo in patients using phenobarbital for seizures.
Effect on the composite score
If both Ginkgo Biloba and Phenobarbital are in the same stack, this pair applies −10 to your Stack Score (per scored conflict row).
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