Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacists | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 29, Volume 70, Issue 7, January 2018, Pages 1238-1241 PDF (238.47 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0044557 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mesfer Safar Almalki1; Attiah Abdullrhman Khobrani1; Fakhir Thamir Alotaibi1; Hassan Abdullah Aljabri2 | ||
| 1Security Forces Hospital of Makkah | ||
| 2Alnahdi Medical Group | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Dietary supplement "DS" products are sold in the pharmacies very widely. However, there is no specific approval or definition to the legal and scientific usage of such products. Objectives: We aim in this study to show the level of knowledge of pharmacists concerning the non-scientifically medically prescribed medication and formulas which is known as "Complementary and alternative medicines". Also, there is a variety of pharmacist’s attitude concerning such treatment methods we need to evaluate and prove. Material and methods: Questionnaire form to assess the knowledge and measure the attitude and practice of those pharmacists by direct meeting for the larger pharmacies and postal distribution for the lesser pharmacies. Results: Based upon our study in hand, we affirm that there are several elements contributing in forming the general attitude and practice of pharmacists in treating with Dietary supplements. Conclusion: knowledge of pharmacists of Dietary supplement (DS) products depends on both educational and environmental factors which form the knowledge base for them while dealing with customers and patients | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pharmacists; Dietary supplements; DS; CAM; KAP | ||
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