ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Attitude, Beliefs, and Use of Herbal Remedies by Patients in the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia.
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- Herbal extracts in orofacial pain: a systematic review and direct and indirect meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
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- How safe is Autheem therapy for young Saudi infants? A question worth asking.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Traditional healing for physical and mental problems in the Arab region: past and current practices.BJPsych international · 2024Review
- Impact of postmenopausal osteoporosis on the lives of Omani women and the use of cultural and religious practises to relieve pain: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
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- Thai stakeholders' awareness and perceptions of the patient adverse event reporting system for herbal medicines: a qualitative study.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude and dispensing practice of the pharmacists related to complementary alternative medicines in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional descriptive study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe consumption of herbal medicines (HMs) is increasing worldwide, especially in developing countries. This study attempts to investigate and evaluate the patient's perception with regard to the security of HMs, their attitudes towards the concomitant use of HMs with modern medicines, and counseling about their use.
designSelf-administered questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey study.
settingA self-administered structured questionnaire was administered to 200 patients who received HMs from four different government and private hospitals in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia, over a period of three months.
resultsThe response rate was 74.5%. Out of these, 76.83% of respondents reported using HMs in some form for a variety of conditions. There was no statistically significant relationship between various demographic characteristics and the use of herbs. The majority of the respondents (76.72%) reported using HMs without any professional supervision. This exposes them to the risk of harmful side effects and drug interactions.
conclusionsPhysicians and pharmacists should work to provide evidence-based information about HMs to patients about effectiveness and side effects and be vigilant while writing prescriptions and dispensing drugs to them. Patient counseling and education about medication use are required to augment their awareness about their use.
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