An evaluation of Pakistani pharmacy students knowledge of herbal medicines in Pakistan

Murtaza, Ghulam; Azhar, Saira; Noreen, Samantha; Khan, Shah Alam; Khan, Arwa; Nasir, Beshir Bedru; Mumtaz, A.; Zaman, Md. Badruz; Rehman, Maqsood Ur

doi:10.5897/ajpp11.860

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“…Poor or insufficient knowledge about herbs has been reported among pharmacy students of Abbottabad and Hazara region of Pakistan [37]. In the present study, we also observed that more than half of the students from Lahore, both pharmacy and non-pharmacy, exhibited adequate knowledge about joshanda, mulethi ( Glycyrrhiza glabara ) and garlic ( Allium sativum ) - the highly popular and easily available herbs with frequent consumption in Lahore.…”

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A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes and self-perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine among pharmacy and non-pharmacy university students

Ashraf

Saeed

Saleem

et al. 2019

BMC Complement Altern Med

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Background Traditional medicine has always been Pakistan’s cultural heritage, providing health care to a large part of its population. Thus, we aimed to assess and compare the knowledge, attitude, and perception about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) between pharmacy and non-pharmacy students, the results of which may be helpful in devising national health-education policy. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted by enrolling 937 students, pharmacy (437) and non-pharmacy (500), of Punjab University, Lahore. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS. (IBM v22). Results Data suggested that majority of students knew about the use of traditional herbs and considered massage ( P : 84.4%, NP : 82%, p = 0.099), homeopathy, herbs ( P : 86.5%, NP : 81%, p = 0.064], yoga [ P : 357 (81.7%), NP : 84%), p = 0.42] and spiritual healing ( P : 85.6%, NP : 86.2%, p = 0.55) as effective and least harmful CAM modalities. The pharmacy students had better knowledge about CAM modalities compared to non-pharmacy students. Despite utilizing non-reliable sources of CAM information and their belief that CAM is practiced by quacks, the majority of students had positive attitudes and perceptions about CAM usage. Students also believed that CAM had a positive impact on health outcomes [ P : 3.19 ± 1.04, NP : 3.02 ± 1.09, p = 0.008] and acceded to include CAM in the pharmacy curriculum. However, non-pharmacy students scored higher in their beliefs that CAM usage should be discouraged due to the non-scientific basis of CAM ( P : 3.04 ± 0.97, NP : 3.17 ± 1.02, p = 0.028) and a possible threat to public health ( P : 3.81 ± 1.74, NP : 4.06 ± 1.56, p = 0.02). On the other hand, pharmacy students believed that patients might get benefits from CAM modalities ( P : 4.31 ± 1.48, NP : 4.12 ± 1.45, p = 0.02). Majority of students perceived that spiritual healing is the most useful and safer CAM modality, while acupuncture ( P : 25.4%, NP : 21.8%, p = 0.0005), hypnosis ( P : 26.8%, NP : 19.6%, p = 0.001) and chiropractic ( P : 18.8%, NP : 11.6%, p ...

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confidence: 73%

A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes and self-perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine among pharmacy and non-pharmacy university students

Ashraf

Saeed

Saleem

et al. 2019

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…Previous studies also showed similar results with years of experience and knowledge of pharmacists. [ 28 29 ]…”

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Knowledge of the use of herbal medicines among community pharmacists and reporting their adverse drug reactions

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A BSTRACT Introduction: Community pharmacist’s knowledge about the uses of herbal medicines and its adverse drug reactions reporting can contribute in better therapeutic outcomes and patient safety. Objectives: To evaluate community pharmacists’ knowledge about the use of herbal medicines and its adverse drug reactions reporting in Kedah state, Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among 103 pharmacists from 74 different community pharmacies to assess their knowledge about the use of herbal medicines and its adverse drug reaction reporting by using a pre-validate knowledge questionnaire consisting of 12 questions related to it. The pharmacists’ responses were measured at a 3-point Likert scale (Poor=1, Moderate=2, and Good=3) and data was entered in SPSS version 22. The minimum and maximum possible scores for knowledge questionnaires were 12 and 36 respectively. Quantitative data was analyzed by using One Way ANOVA and Paired t-test whereas Chi-square and Fisher exact test were used for qualitative data analysis. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant for all the analyses. Results: About 92% of the pharmacist had good knowledge regarding the use of herbal medicines and its adverse drug reaction reporting with a mean knowledge score of 32.88±3.16. One-way ANOVA determined a significant difference of employment setting (p<0.043) and years of experience (<0.008) with mean knowledge scores of Pharmacists. Pharmacists’ knowledge was significantly associated with their years of experience with the Chi-square test. Conclusion: Pharmacists exhibit good knowledge regarding the use of herbal medicines and its adverse drug reaction reporting. However, with an increasing trend of herbal medicine use and its adverse drug reaction reporting it recalls the empowerment of experienced pharmacists with training programs in this area for better clinical outcomes.

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“…Due to the growing use of herbal medicine and other natural products by patients and consumers, pharmacists now need a basic knowledge of these topics for their professional practices [1,2]. To serve this need, several courses on herbal medicine, e.g., general botany, medicinal botany, etc., are set in pharmacy curriculum.…”

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Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Support Collaborative Learning in Herbal Medicine

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An evaluation of Pakistani pharmacy students knowledge of herbal medicines in Pakistan

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes and self-perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine among pharmacy and non-pharmacy university students

A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitudes and self-perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine among pharmacy and non-pharmacy university students

Knowledge of the use of herbal medicines among community pharmacists and reporting their adverse drug reactions

Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Support Collaborative Learning in Herbal Medicine

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