Evaluation of knowledge base of hospital pharmacists and physicians on herbal medicines in Southwestern Nigeria
| Autor: | Oluchi Onyemadu, Titilayo O. Fakeye |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
mesh:Nigeria
medicine.medical_specialty mesh:Medicine education Herb-Drug Interactions Alternative medicine Nigeria Pharmacists mesh:Physicians Pharmacy curriculum Nursing Physicians Pharmacovigilance medicine mesh:Pharmacists Medicine Herbal Curriculum Original Research business.industry mesh:Herb-Drug Interactions mesh:Herbal Knowledge base Hospital admission business Inclusion (education) Graduation |
| Zdroj: | Pharmacy Practice Pharmacy Practice (Granada) v.6 n.2 2008 SciELO España. Revistas Científicas Españolas de Ciencias de la Salud instname |
| ISSN: | 1886-3655 1885-642X |
| Popis: | The use of herbal medicines among Nigerian patients and the tendency to combine this class of medicines with allopathic drugs while on hospital admission have been on the increase. Earlier studies show that community pharmacists from Nigeria believe that they need more training to counsel patients on their use of herbal medications. Objective: To evaluate knowledge base, use, acceptability, attitudes and beliefs of hospital pharmacists and physicians in South-western Nigeria on herbal products / phytopharmaceuticals /dietary supplements (HP/PP/DS). Methods: A 20-odd questionnaire including an 8-item herbal medicine question was used to assess the knowledge of the physicians and pharmacists in the area of pharmacology of HP/PP/DS. Effects of demographic information such as age, sex, year post graduation, years of experience and area of specialization on the scores obtained were evaluated using Fishers exact tests. Level of significance was set at p |
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