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Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria: pharmacists’ knowledge
BACKGROUND: The use of herbal medicines is on the increase globally and they are usually supplied in pharmacies as non-prescription medicines. Pharmacists are, therefore, responsible for educating and informing the consumers about rational use of herbal medicines. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledg...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3869638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367462 |
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author | Oshikoya, Kazeem Adeola Oreagba, Ibrahim A. Ogunleye, Olayinka O. Oluwa, Rashidat Senbanjo, Idowu O. Olayemi, Sunday O. |
author_facet | Oshikoya, Kazeem Adeola Oreagba, Ibrahim A. Ogunleye, Olayinka O. Oluwa, Rashidat Senbanjo, Idowu O. Olayemi, Sunday O. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The use of herbal medicines is on the increase globally and they are usually supplied in pharmacies as non-prescription medicines. Pharmacists are, therefore, responsible for educating and informing the consumers about rational use of herbal medicines. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge of pharmacists in Lagos, Nigeria with regards to the herbal medicines they supplied by their pharmacies. METHODS: Pharmacists in charge of randomly selected 140 community pharmacies from 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos were required to fill out a self-administered questionnaire. We gathered information on their knowledge of the indications, adverse effects, potential drug-herb interactions and contraindications of the herbal medicines they supply in their pharmacies. RESULTS: Of the 140 questionnaires distributed, 103 (72.9%) participants completed the questionnaire appropriately. The majority (74; 71.8%) of the participants were males and 36-50 years (56; 54.4%). The pharmacies supplied mostly Yoyo cleanser bitters® (101; 98.5%), ginseng (97; 98.5%), Jobelyn® (91; 88.3%), Ciklavit® (68; 66.6%), gingko (66; 64.1%), herbal tea (66; 64.1%), and Aloe vera (57; 55.3%). The pharmacists self-rated their knowledge of herbal medicines mostly as fair (39%) and good (42%), but they exhibited poor knowledge with regards to the indications, contraindications and safety profiles. Seventy participants consulted reference materials such as leaflet insert in the herbal medicines (56%) and internet (20%) before supplying herbal medicines. The information most frequently sought was herb-drug interactions (85%), contraindications (75%) and adverse effects (70%). CONCLUSIONS: Community pharmacists need to be informed about the indications and safety profiles of herbal medicines. |
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spelling | pubmed-38696382013-12-23 Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria: pharmacists’ knowledge Oshikoya, Kazeem Adeola Oreagba, Ibrahim A. Ogunleye, Olayinka O. Oluwa, Rashidat Senbanjo, Idowu O. Olayemi, Sunday O. Pharm Pract (Granada) Original Research BACKGROUND: The use of herbal medicines is on the increase globally and they are usually supplied in pharmacies as non-prescription medicines. Pharmacists are, therefore, responsible for educating and informing the consumers about rational use of herbal medicines. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge of pharmacists in Lagos, Nigeria with regards to the herbal medicines they supplied by their pharmacies. METHODS: Pharmacists in charge of randomly selected 140 community pharmacies from 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos were required to fill out a self-administered questionnaire. We gathered information on their knowledge of the indications, adverse effects, potential drug-herb interactions and contraindications of the herbal medicines they supply in their pharmacies. RESULTS: Of the 140 questionnaires distributed, 103 (72.9%) participants completed the questionnaire appropriately. The majority (74; 71.8%) of the participants were males and 36-50 years (56; 54.4%). The pharmacies supplied mostly Yoyo cleanser bitters® (101; 98.5%), ginseng (97; 98.5%), Jobelyn® (91; 88.3%), Ciklavit® (68; 66.6%), gingko (66; 64.1%), herbal tea (66; 64.1%), and Aloe vera (57; 55.3%). The pharmacists self-rated their knowledge of herbal medicines mostly as fair (39%) and good (42%), but they exhibited poor knowledge with regards to the indications, contraindications and safety profiles. Seventy participants consulted reference materials such as leaflet insert in the herbal medicines (56%) and internet (20%) before supplying herbal medicines. The information most frequently sought was herb-drug interactions (85%), contraindications (75%) and adverse effects (70%). CONCLUSIONS: Community pharmacists need to be informed about the indications and safety profiles of herbal medicines. Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2013 2013-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3869638/ /pubmed/24367462 Text en Copyright © 2013, CIPF http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Oshikoya, Kazeem Adeola Oreagba, Ibrahim A. Ogunleye, Olayinka O. Oluwa, Rashidat Senbanjo, Idowu O. Olayemi, Sunday O. Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria: pharmacists’ knowledge |
title | Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria:
pharmacists’ knowledge |
title_full | Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria:
pharmacists’ knowledge |
title_fullStr | Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria:
pharmacists’ knowledge |
title_full_unstemmed | Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria:
pharmacists’ knowledge |
title_short | Herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in Lagos, Nigeria:
pharmacists’ knowledge |
title_sort | herbal medicines supplied by community pharmacies in lagos, nigeria:
pharmacists’ knowledge |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3869638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24367462 |
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