Open AccessTypes and preferred sources of information concerning herbal medicinal products: face‐to‐face interviews with users of herbal medicinal products
Author(s) -
Gulian Claire,
Barnes Jo,
Francis SallyAnne
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00635.x
Subject(s) - medicine , traditional medicine , face (sociological concept) , face to face , social science , sociology , philosophy , epistemology
Focal points Forty per cent of users of herbal medicinal products (HMPs) seek information, mainly concerning side‐effects, how HMPs “work” and their uses, before purchase of HMPs Users of HMPs consult mainly non‐pharmacy, non‐professional sources for information on HMPs Almost 60 per cent of users of HMPs had used conventional medicines and HMPs concurrently in the previous 12 months HMP users' sources of information on HMPs and the apparent extensive use of HMPs concurrently with conventional medicines raise concerns and may have implications for pharmaceutical care