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

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Asmelashe Gelayee D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5585575 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature