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Community Pharmacist's Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Vitamin Supplements in Al-Khobar Region, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Community Pharmacists' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Readiness to Provide Counseling on Food Supplements-A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Factors Affecting the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Vitamin D Supplement Use among Adults: a Multi-Arab Countries Study.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Article
- Multi-stakeholder perspective on community pharmacy services in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and meta-analyses for 2010-2020.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Review
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- The knowledge and attitudes of pharmacists related to the use of dietary supplements: An observational study in northeastern Italy.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of community pharmacists towards providing counseling on vitamins, and nutritional supplements in Saudi Arabia.AIMS public health · 2020Article
- Community Pharmacist's Awareness, Knowledge and Attitude Towards use of Vitamin Supplements in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Area of Pune, India: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- Erratum: Community Pharmacist's Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Vitamin Supplements in Al-Khobar Region, Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciencesArticle
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Abstract
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objectivesTo foster a podium for assessing and evaluating knowledge, attitudes, and professional practices of Saudi community pharmacists in counseling patients regarding the safe usage of dietary supplements. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between January 2017 and April 2017. Collection of data was carried out by using a set of 44 semi-structured self-administrated questionnaires. Study was conducted among community pharmacies in Al-Khobar Region, Saudi Arabia, with target sample of 250 pharmacists.
resultsA total of 102 pharmacists contributed in this study. The mean average score of the participants in subjective assessment of knowledge was 62.45%. Half of the participants (51.96%) achieved good and excellent score in objective assessment regarding knowledge of vitamin, 66.67% of the respondents thought that pharmacists should be knowledgeable regarding vitamin supplements, and 81.37% declared that they inform the patients about possible adverse effects by the use of dietary supplements.
conclusionThe study revealed a positive attitude of community pharmacists in Al-Khobar Region on their role in patients' counseling about the safe usage of vitamins as dietary supplements. However, their level of knowledge about vitamin supplements needs to be improved to meet consumer's needs regarding usage of dietary supplements.
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