scholarly journals The Awareness and Attitudes of the Public toward Complementary and Alternative Treatments

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Nehad J. Ahmed ◽  
Ahmed A. Albassam ◽  
Mshari Alonazi ◽  
Maged S. Abdel-Kader
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Health Product ◽  
Natural Health Product ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is flourishing very fast and the usage of CAM in health care is quickly evolving. The behavior and attitude of the patients towards herbal medicines represents an important concern for policy makers and for regulators. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the pattern of natural products use among the public and the Attitudes towards natural health products in Al-kharj Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study design. A questionnaire was prepared using Google drive tool and used to evaluate the pattern of natural products use among the public and the attitudes towards natural health products in Al-kharj governorate. The survey was filled by 442 participants. Results: Most respondents used a natural health product in the past (only 319 of 442 have been used natural product), the most used products were Vitamins/Minerals (85.57%). Additionally, about 50 % of the respondents agreed that the natural health products are safe because they are made from natural ingredients. The majority of the respondents reported that there isn't enough information on natural health product labels to help them understand the Products. The majority reported that the family and friends were recommended and provided them with the information regarding the use of the natural health product (71.78%). Conclusion: The present study showed that the use of herbal medicine is a common practice. The legislation is recommended to arrange the using of natural health products. The study results would surely require an active role for the Ministry of Health and Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to insure enough information regard the risks and benefits of NHPs.

scholarly journals From East and West: A Shifting Cultural Landscape of Natural Health Products. 11th Annual Conference presented by Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Chinese Medicinal Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Beverley Berekoff
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Health Product ◽  
Natural Health Product ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Canadian Institute ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Product Research Society

Proceedings of 2014 conference presented by Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Chinese Medicinal Research.  May 13 – 16, 2014, Kelowna, BC, Canada

scholarly journals Science Across Borders: 5th Annual Natural Health Product Research Conference—March 26–29, 2008, Toronto, Canada

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-395
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nabeel Ghayur
Keyword(s):  
Research Society ◽  
Molecular Medicine ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Health Product ◽  
Natural Health Product ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Canada is experiencing a growing interest in the use of alternative therapies and products particularly natural health products (NHP). In 1997, Canadians spent around C$ 2 billion on NHP. In an attempt to catch with this popularity of NHP use, Canadian researchers and administrators from academia, industry and government jointly established the Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada (NHPRS). Since its formation, NHPRS has been organizing an annual meeting which brings together world renowned researchers and experts in the area of NHP research. For 2008, the annual NHPRS meeting took place in Toronto from the 26th to 29th of March with a focus on ‘Science Across Borders: Global Natural Health Products Research’. The scientific program was spread into three days of plenary lectures and oral presentations. The different sessions containing these talks were on: ethnobotany around the world; chemical analysis of NHP; product standards and quality control; ethnomedicine; novel analytical approaches; systemic research, nutrisciences and molecular medicine; and drug development from NHP. The meeting proved to be a great success in terms of the speakers that were invited and based on the data that was presented which highlighted recent research taking place in the field of NHP not only in Canada but from many parts of the world.

Natural Health Products and Community Pharmacy—Remove the Mysticism Not the Product

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 590-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Blackburn ◽  
Munpreet Gill ◽  
Ed Krol ◽  
Jeff Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Evidence Based Care ◽  
Balanced Information

The allure of natural products has captivated humans for centuries. Although they can be compatible with evidence-based care, attitudes surrounding natural products can seem almost mystical and may even be accompanied by contempt toward Western medicine. Considering the high volumes of natural products sold in community pharmacies, pharmacists can inject balanced information to minimize the mysticism and help patients make informed decisions. The aim of this article is to argue for standardized guidelines pertaining to the management of natural products in community pharmacy practice.

scholarly journals Use of complementary and alternative medicine and factors affecting their use among Libyan children with rheumatic diseases at Tripoli Children's Hospital 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Fawzea M Almsagi ◽  
Aisha Ben Rewen ◽  
Jamal S Meezogi ◽  
Mabruka M Zletni ◽  
Salmin K Shalmani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Rheumatology Clinic ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Health Products ◽  
University Degree ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered as conventional medicine. Aim of the study: To determine the prevalence, types, and factors affecting use of complementary and alternative medicine among Libyan children with rheumatic diseases. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in rheumatology clinic at Tripoli Children's Hospital, in which parents of children with different rheumatic diseases were interviewed by using a pre formed questionnaire at their routine visits. Data were managed and analyzed by SPSS data base (version 19). Result: Of 103 interviewed parents, 71(69%) were mothers with mean age of 41.21 years, 39% of whom had a university degree, and 50% of whom were employed. 31% were fathers with mean age of 47.7 years, 74% of whom were employed and 38% of whom had a university degree. 65\103(63%) of parents were living outside Tripoli. Majority of patients were females (75%) with a mean age of 12.8 years, 95% of the patients living with both their father and mother together. 63% of patients had juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Overall, 83% of patients were CAM users, 77% of theme was females and 65% had been diagnosed as JIA. The most frequently used CAM were Natural health products (69.8%) as honey and Meringa. Almost all CAM users (96.5%) did not change or stop their conventional therapy nor did they deviate from their scheduled visits in the rheumatology clinic. Conclusion & recommendation: CAM use was common among patients followed in the pediatric rheumatology clinic; Natural health products were the most commonly used CAM. Very little is known about the benefits or potential harms of CAM despite its widespread use. Education and counseling programs to patients and parents about CAM use can help in the management of such chronic diseases.

scholarly journals Interactions between Natural Health Products and Oral Anticoagulants: Spontaneous Reports in the Italian Surveillance System of Natural Health Products

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelica Paoletti ◽  
Eugenia Gallo ◽  
Silvia Benemei ◽  
Michele Vietri ◽  
Francesco Lapi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Vitamin K Antagonists ◽  
Oral Anticoagulants ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Spontaneous Reports ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Suspected Adverse Reactions

Introduction. The safety of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) use can be compromised by many popular herbal supplements taken by individuals. The literature reports that 30% of warfarin-treated patients self-medicates with herbs. Possible interactions represent an health risk. We aimed to identify all herbs-oral anticoagulants interactions collected in the Italian database of suspected adverse reactions to “natural health” products.Methods. The Italian database of spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions to natural products was analyzed to address herb-VKAs interactions.Results. From 2002 to 2009, we identified 12 reports with 7 cases of INR reduction in patients treated with warfarin (n=3) and acenocoumarol (n=4), and 5 cases of INR increase (all warfarin associated). It was reported 8 different herbal products as possibly interacting.Discussion. Our study confirms the risk of interactions, highlighting the difficulty to characterize them and their mechanisms and, finally, prevent their onset. The reported data underline the urgent need of healthcare providers being aware of the possible interaction between natural products and VKA, also because of the critical clinical conditions affecting patients. This is the first step to have the best approach to understand possible INR alterations linked to herb-VKA interaction and to rightly educate patients in treatment with VKA.

Self-reported use of natural health products: A cross-sectional telephone survey in older Ontarians

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 383-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell A.H. Levine ◽  
Shuang Xu ◽  
Katherine Gaebel ◽  
Nicole Brazier ◽  
Michel Bédard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Products
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