Perceptions, use and attitudes of pharmacy customers on complementary medicines and pharmacy practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complementary medicines (CMs) are popular amongst Australians and community pharmacy is a major supplier of these products. This study explores pharmacy customer use, attitudes and perceptions of complementary medicines, and their expectations of pharmacists as they relate to these products.

Methods

Pharmacy customers randomly selected from sixty large and small, metropolitan and rural pharmacies in three Australian states completed an anonymous, self administered questionnaire that had been pre-tested and validated.

Results

1,121 customers participated (response rate 62%). 72% had used CMs within the previous 12 months, 61% used prescription medicines daily and 43% had used both concomitantly. Multivitamins, fish oils, vitamin C, glucosamine and probiotics

SUBMITTER: Braun LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2919443 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature