Compilation of a herbal medicine formulary for herbal substances in Malta and its usefulness amongst healthcare professionals

Spiteri, Maria; Attard, Everaldo; Serracino‐Inglott, Anthony; Azzopardi, Lilian M.

doi:10.1016/j.jyp.2013.01.003

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“…In an attempt to improve evidence-based practice among pharmacists and physicians, developing and evaluating a formulary of herbal medicinal products available in local pharmacies were done in Malta. The finding was improved quality, evidence-based prescribing together with enhanced monitoring and improved patient care [ 27 ]. Therefore, similar interventions may be appropriate in Ethiopia as well.…”

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Herbal Medicines: Personal Use, Knowledge, Attitude, Dispensing Practice, and the Barriers among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Gelayee

Mekonnen

Atnafe

et al. 2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background Herbal medicine use is increasing and the global market is estimated to be US$107 billion by the year 2017. Objectives This study aimed at assessing community pharmacists' personal use, knowledge, attitude, dispensing practice, and the barriers regarding herbal medicines. Methods Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 47 community pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, using a structured interviewing questionnaire. Results Nearly half of the respondents (n = 22, 46.8%) sometimes use herbal medicines. Although knowledge related to such preparations was self-rated as poor/acceptable (n = 34, 72.4%), majority (n = 44, 93.7%) of community pharmacists agree/strongly agree that herbal medicines have beneficial effects. Only 6 (12.7%) of them are sometimes/often engaged in dispensing herbal medicines and most of them (n = 34, 72.3%) rarely/never counseled clients regarding these preparations. Limited knowledge on and access to information regarding herbal medicines are the main barriers to the pharmacists' practice. Conclusion Although community pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, commonly use and demonstrated good attitude towards herbal medicines, they are less involved in dispensing such products. They are also challenged with limited knowledge on and access to herbal medicine information. Thus, pharmacy educators, professional organizations, and the government shall pay more attention to solve the problem. Regulatory provisions on herbal medicine dispensing must be enacted and communicated very well.

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Herbal Medicines: Personal Use, Knowledge, Attitude, Dispensing Practice, and the Barriers among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Gelayee

Mekonnen

Atnafe

et al. 2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…The completeness of the drug is very closely related to the number of herbal medicine variations in the pharmacy. The results showed that more variations in herbal medicines would increase the use of public 10 . In regulating variations of herbal medicines requires the presence of pharmacists in the procurement of herbal medicines, and can influence patients in using drugs 11 .…”

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The relationship of pharmaceutical services toward the use of herbal medicine : Indonesian case

Arimbawa

Apsari

Putra

et al. 2020

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Pharmaceutical services are services provided by a pharmacist in providing health information including the use of herbal medicines. The purpose of this study was to look at the relationship between pharmaceutical services and the use of herbal medicines in the city of Denpasar. The number of samples used was 97. Data were collected from January to February 2020 in the city of Denpasar using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the binary logistic test. The results showed that pharmaceutical services did not have a significant relationship with the use of herbal medicines (P> 0.05). Pharmaceutical services such as completeness of the drug, pharmacist's readiness to assist, and the speed of drug preparation services that are less good can affect the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of herbal medicine.

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“…The information about herbal drugs which could be found on Internet is often incomplete and inaccurate (26). The knowledge that pharmacists have about herbal remedies can also be described as highly controversial (27)(28). Only 35% of pharmacists who participated in the study was conducted in Estonia (29) reported that they did not have problems with delivery of herbal drugs, while 38.5% of them recognized the importance of continuing education for the appropriate delivery of herbal drugs.…”

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The attitudes and habits of patients toward use of herbal drugs

Stanojević¹,

Nikolić²,

Jovanović³

et al. 2019

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Objective. The aim of study was to examine the factors associated with the use of herbal drugs among patients in Serbia, as well as to assess the attitudes and habits of patients toward the use of herbal drugs. Methods. The study was designed as an observational, cross-sectional study. The research was conducted during February 2018 in six community pharmacies across the municipalities of Despotovac and Ćuprija. Study population consisted of adult volunteers of both genders and over 18 years of age who had purchased drugs in one of the six pharmacies involved in the study. Participants filled out the semi-structured questionnaires which had been specifically designed for purposes of this research. The questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part comprised five questions relating to socio-demographic characteristics of participants, while the second part of the questionnaire was composed of eight questions concerning the use of herbal products. The study data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics by SPSS statistical program. Results. There were 190 participants in total. The average age of the study subjects was 47.83 ± 15.9 years (the youngest was 18, while the oldest was 87 years old). Some form of herbal product was used by 145 (76.3%) participants. The most common reasons for the use of herbal drugs were common cold (22.6%), improving the digestion (8.9%), stimulation of immune system (7.5%), dermatological problems (7.5%), cough (4.8 %) and rheumatic complaints (4.8%). The most frequently participants gained information on use of herbal drugs from pharmacists (26.9%), from sources provided by Internet (21.0%), from their physicians (11.8%) and from family members and friends (10.8%). Of the total number 67.7% of participants considered herbal drugs to be completely safe for use. Slightly more than half of the study subjects (52.7%) gave information on using the herbal drug to their physicians. The binary logistic regression analyses showed that herbal drugs were more commonly used by younger women, with a higher school or university degree who prefer to use herbal medicines compared to other drugs. Conclusion. The results of our study have shown that herbal drugs had been more commonly used by younger women, with a higher school degree or university degree, and who declared that they preferred to use herbal drugs in relation to other drugs.

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Compilation of a herbal medicine formulary for herbal substances in Malta and its usefulness amongst healthcare professionals

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Herbal Medicines: Personal Use, Knowledge, Attitude, Dispensing Practice, and the Barriers among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Herbal Medicines: Personal Use, Knowledge, Attitude, Dispensing Practice, and the Barriers among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

The relationship of pharmaceutical services toward the use of herbal medicine : Indonesian case

The attitudes and habits of patients toward use of herbal drugs

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