Community pharmacy-based survey on pharmacists' knowledge, attitude, and performance regarding dietary supplements: Evidence from South of Iran

Conclusions: Our results implied that pharmacists with higher knowledge have a better attitude and performance toward the dietary supplements, so it is recommended to redesign the training courses for pharmacists at the top task of policymakers and administrators of health and pharmaceutical system...

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Veröffentlicht in:National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology pharmacy and pharmacology, 2017, Vol.7 (4), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Bastani, Peivand, Jooybar, Mahsa, Zadeh, Mahdiehsadat, Samadbeik, Mahnaz
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Zusammenfassung:Conclusions: Our results implied that pharmacists with higher knowledge have a better attitude and performance toward the dietary supplements, so it is recommended to redesign the training courses for pharmacists at the top task of policymakers and administrators of health and pharmaceutical system of the country. Community Pharmacy; Pharmacist; Dietary Supplement; Knowledge; Attitude; Performance INTRODUCTION Pharmaceuticals are considered as one of the most important and expensive technologies nowadays.™ In many countries, per capita consumption of pharmaceuticals has increased during recent years. [8] In addition, the use of dietary supplements depends on different factors such as age, marital status, fear of osteoporosis, and using multivitamin supplements. [10,11] Despite the above-mentioned widespread use of supplements, it is obvious that only a logical and optimal use of supplements can ensure appropriate treatment and improving patients health and consumers of these products and in the meantime, pharmacists would have an important role in the health and treatment cycle and are as one of the main and effective components in the cycle of prescription and using supplements for providing correct information regarding their appropriate use. [...]since pharmacists are easily at patients' disposal, they can help patients in regards to buying dietary supplements or providing information based on the evidence regarding their interaction with conventional medicines. [15] A recent survey of pharmacy customers in Australia showed 87% of consumers expected that pharmacists are able to answer about the effectiveness of dietary supplements and 92% of them expected to receive safe information about these products. [...]most consumers...
ISSN:2320-4672
2231-3206
DOI:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.1233518122016