Kostka-Rokosz Maria D, Dvorkin-Camiel Lana, Asabigi Amina-Louise
Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy-Boston, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, USA.
J Diet Suppl. 2011 Mar;8(1):12-8. doi: 10.3109/19390211.2010.542232. Epub 2011 Jan 10.
Consumer use of natural products is a mainstay in our society and continues to grow in prevalence. As pharmacists are viewed as drug experts and are easily accessible to patients, it is important for them to have basic knowledge of natural products.
Students and faculty members participating in a natural product elective were surveyed upon completion of the course about their perspectives regarding incorporation of covered information into the required curriculum.
The majority of students and faculty members agree with the necessity of natural product content in the pharmacy curriculum. Their ideas for ways of incorporating this information, however, differ.
Healthcare students and faculty are beginning to recognize the need for incorporation of Natural Product information into the curriculum and healthcare programs in the country should begin to rise to the occasion.
消费者使用天然产品是我们社会的一个主要方面，其普及率持续上升。由于药剂师被视为药物专家，且患者很容易接触到他们，因此药剂师掌握天然产品的基本知识非常重要。
参加天然产品选修课的学生和教职员工在课程结束时接受了调查，询问他们对将所学信息纳入必修课程的看法。
大多数学生和教职员工都认同药学课程中包含天然产品内容的必要性。然而，他们对于纳入这些信息的方式的想法有所不同。
医学生和教职员工开始认识到将天然产品信息纳入课程的必要性，该国的医疗保健项目应开始应对这一情况。
