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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

Community pharmacists' knowledge, practices and beliefs about complementary and alternative medicine in Palestine: a cross-sectional study.

Naser Y Shraim, Ramzi Shawahna, Muna A Sorady, Banan M Aiesh, Ghadeer Sh Alashqar, Raghad I Jitan, Waed M Abu Hanieh, Yasmeen B Hotari, Waleed M Sweileh, Sa'ed H Zyoud

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Naser Y ShraimDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine. shraim.n@gmail.com.
Ramzi ShawahnaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Muna A SoradyPharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Banan M AieshPharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Ghadeer Sh AlashqarPharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Raghad I JitanPharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Waed M Abu HaniehPharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Yasmeen B HotariPharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Waleed M SweilehDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Sa'ed H ZyoudPalestine Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) utilization is dramatically increasing among patients. As community pharmacies are a major provider of CAM products, community pharmacists need to have the sufficient knowledge and information to advice their patients, answer their inquiries and to be proactive in the healthcare process to ensure optimal therapy outputs and minimize both drug-drug and drug-herb interactions. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of community pharmacists in Palestine about CAM.

methodsThe study was conducted in a cross-sectional design in which a questionnaire was administered on a sample of licensed community pharmacists from Palestine. The questionnaire was of 5 sections: demographic and practice details of the participants, practice, beliefs, and knowledge about CAM. Mann-Whitney-U or Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to comparison of different issues as appropriate. P-values of <0.05 were considered significant.

resultsA total of 284 community pharmacists were surveyed, however, 281 were included in the analysis as they met inclusion criteria. Out of the 281, 149 (53.0%) of the participants were males and the rest were females. About 40% of the participants were between 20 to 29 years old. Pharmacists frequently recommended CAM modalities. Exercises (84.0%) and food supplements (82.6%) were the most commonly recommended modalities. In the last year, vitamin B

conclusionsCAM recommendations by pharmacists appear to be commonplace. Although their knowledge scores were fair to average, pharmacists still need more education and training about CAM in order to be more qualified to provide better pharmaceutical care and improve their patient's outcome.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultArabsComplementary TherapiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPharmaciesPharmacistsWorkforceYoung AdultBeliefsCAMInformation sourcesKnowledgePalestinePharmacistsPractice

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PMCPMC5575941

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