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Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists
Due to changing lifestyles and socioeconomic status, obesity prevalence has been rising in Saudi Arabia, and community pharmacists often counsel patients about its management. The study aimed to evaluate practices of community pharmacists involved in dispensing products for weight control in four ci...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8700952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948755 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413146 |
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author | Elrggal, Mahmoud E. Alamer, Sarah Ibrahim Alkahtani, Saad A. Alshrahili, Mohammed Ahmed Alharbi, Adnan Alghamdi, Bayan Ali Zaitoun, Mohammad Fathullah |
author_facet | Elrggal, Mahmoud E. Alamer, Sarah Ibrahim Alkahtani, Saad A. Alshrahili, Mohammed Ahmed Alharbi, Adnan Alghamdi, Bayan Ali Zaitoun, Mohammad Fathullah |
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description | Due to changing lifestyles and socioeconomic status, obesity prevalence has been rising in Saudi Arabia, and community pharmacists often counsel patients about its management. The study aimed to evaluate practices of community pharmacists involved in dispensing products for weight control in four cities located in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving community pharmacists in Dammam, Dhahran, Khobar, and Al-Ahsa, using a Likert format questionnaire. Only those who consented to participate were handed the questionnaire. A total of 100 complete responses were analyzed. The median value for packs sold per month for tea containing products Al-Diafa Slimming Tea, Jamue Tea, and Green Tea was ≥6 while the same for orlistat and apple cider vinegar were ≤4. Moreover, >50% of pharmacists mentioned that orlistat and apple cider vinegar were effective while ≥35% mentioned that metformin and Jamue tea were effective. Furthermore, ≥25% mentioned that green tea and Al-Diafa slimming tea were effective. Excluding orlistat, >50% of pharmacists did not know about adverse effects for other products. The rate of dispensing of several weight loss products was significant for participants’ background characteristics, such as time duration of consultation, gender, and age of patients, and pharmacist work experience (p < 0.05). The tea products and orlistat were the most frequently sold products, and community pharmacists appeared most knowledgeable about the effectiveness and adverse effect of orlistat. The pharmacists seemed to be aware about the effectiveness of other weight loss products; however, their knowledge about their potential adverse effects was unsatisfactory. |
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spelling | pubmed-87009522021-12-24 Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists Elrggal, Mahmoud E. Alamer, Sarah Ibrahim Alkahtani, Saad A. Alshrahili, Mohammed Ahmed Alharbi, Adnan Alghamdi, Bayan Ali Zaitoun, Mohammad Fathullah Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Due to changing lifestyles and socioeconomic status, obesity prevalence has been rising in Saudi Arabia, and community pharmacists often counsel patients about its management. The study aimed to evaluate practices of community pharmacists involved in dispensing products for weight control in four cities located in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving community pharmacists in Dammam, Dhahran, Khobar, and Al-Ahsa, using a Likert format questionnaire. Only those who consented to participate were handed the questionnaire. A total of 100 complete responses were analyzed. The median value for packs sold per month for tea containing products Al-Diafa Slimming Tea, Jamue Tea, and Green Tea was ≥6 while the same for orlistat and apple cider vinegar were ≤4. Moreover, >50% of pharmacists mentioned that orlistat and apple cider vinegar were effective while ≥35% mentioned that metformin and Jamue tea were effective. Furthermore, ≥25% mentioned that green tea and Al-Diafa slimming tea were effective. Excluding orlistat, >50% of pharmacists did not know about adverse effects for other products. The rate of dispensing of several weight loss products was significant for participants’ background characteristics, such as time duration of consultation, gender, and age of patients, and pharmacist work experience (p < 0.05). The tea products and orlistat were the most frequently sold products, and community pharmacists appeared most knowledgeable about the effectiveness and adverse effect of orlistat. The pharmacists seemed to be aware about the effectiveness of other weight loss products; however, their knowledge about their potential adverse effects was unsatisfactory. MDPI 2021-12-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8700952/ /pubmed/34948755 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413146 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Elrggal, Mahmoud E. Alamer, Sarah Ibrahim Alkahtani, Saad A. Alshrahili, Mohammed Ahmed Alharbi, Adnan Alghamdi, Bayan Ali Zaitoun, Mohammad Fathullah Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists |
title | Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists |
title_full | Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists |
title_fullStr | Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists |
title_full_unstemmed | Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists |
title_short | Dispensing Practices for Weight Management Products in Eastern Saudi Arabia: A Survey of Community Pharmacists |
title_sort | dispensing practices for weight management products in eastern saudi arabia: a survey of community pharmacists |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8700952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948755 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413146 |
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