Pharmacists' attitudes and awareness towards the use and safety of herbs in Kuwait
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| author | Nada A. Abahussain |
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| contents | Pharmacists' attitudes and awareness towards the use and safety of herbs in Kuwait Nada A. Abahussain Eman A. Abahussain Fawaz M. Al Oumi Medicina Kuwait Herbal Medicine Pharmacy Graduate Education Attitude of Health Personnel Pharmacy Continuing Education Objectives: The purpose of this study was toinvestigate the knowledge and attitudes amongpharmacists in Kuwait towards the use of herbs.Methods: Self-administered questionnaire wasdesigned as the study instrument and distributedamong 100 qualified pharmacists working ingovernment and private pharmacies in Kuwait.Results: The mean age was 34.2 (SD=7.5) years.About 51% of pharmacists reported they had usedherbal therapy in their lifetime. The majority wereinterested in herbal information, and their herbalinformation came mainly from their previous classesduring college. Although the pharmacistsknowledge about uses of selected herbs was good,their awareness about side effects of those herbswas modest. About 31% of the pharmacists did nothave enough information about potentialinteractions between herbs and conventionalmedicines.Conclusion: Herbal information is needed forpharmacy students as part of the Pharmacy Collegecurriculum. Continuing education programs forpractising pharmacists about the safety of differentherbal products should be established in Kuwait 2007 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69050305 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/69050305.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.3 Vol.5 |
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| spellingShingle | Pharmacists' attitudes and awareness towards the use and safety of herbs in Kuwait Nada A. Abahussain Medicina Kuwait Herbal Medicine Pharmacy Graduate Education Attitude of Health Personnel Pharmacy Continuing Education Pharmacists' attitudes and awareness towards the use and safety of herbs in Kuwait Nada A. Abahussain Eman A. Abahussain Fawaz M. Al Oumi Medicina Kuwait Herbal Medicine Pharmacy Graduate Education Attitude of Health Personnel Pharmacy Continuing Education Objectives: The purpose of this study was toinvestigate the knowledge and attitudes amongpharmacists in Kuwait towards the use of herbs.Methods: Self-administered questionnaire wasdesigned as the study instrument and distributedamong 100 qualified pharmacists working ingovernment and private pharmacies in Kuwait.Results: The mean age was 34.2 (SD=7.5) years.About 51% of pharmacists reported they had usedherbal therapy in their lifetime. The majority wereinterested in herbal information, and their herbalinformation came mainly from their previous classesduring college. Although the pharmacistsknowledge about uses of selected herbs was good,their awareness about side effects of those herbswas modest. About 31% of the pharmacists did nothave enough information about potentialinteractions between herbs and conventionalmedicines.Conclusion: Herbal information is needed forpharmacy students as part of the Pharmacy Collegecurriculum. Continuing education programs forpractising pharmacists about the safety of differentherbal products should be established in Kuwait 2007 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69050305 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/69050305.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.3 Vol.5 |
| title | Pharmacists' attitudes and awareness towards the use and safety of herbs in Kuwait |
| topic | Medicina Kuwait Herbal Medicine Pharmacy Graduate Education Attitude of Health Personnel Pharmacy Continuing Education |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69050305 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/69050305.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69050305/movil |