Oshikoya Kazeem Adeola, Oreagba Ibrahim A, Ogunleye Olayinka O, Oluwa Rashidat, Senbanjo Idowu O, Olayemi Sunday O
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Lagos State University . Lagos ( Nigeria ).
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos . Lagos ( Nigeria ).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2013 Oct;11(4):219-27. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000400007. Epub 2013 Dec 20.
The use of herbal medicines is on the increase globally and they are usually supplied in pharmacies as non-prescription medicines. Pharmacists are, therefore, responsible for educating and informing the consumers about rational use of herbal medicines.
To evaluate the knowledge of pharmacists in Lagos, Nigeria with regards to the herbal medicines they supplied by their pharmacies.
Pharmacists in charge of randomly selected 140 community pharmacies from 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos were required to fill out a self-administered questionnaire. We gathered information on their knowledge of the indications, adverse effects, potential drug-herb interactions and contraindications of the herbal medicines they supply in their pharmacies.
Of the 140 questionnaires distributed, 103 (72.9%) participants completed the questionnaire appropriately. The majority (74; 71.8%) of the participants were males and 36-50 years (56; 54.4%). The pharmacies supplied mostly Yoyo cleanser bitters® (101; 98.5%), ginseng (97; 98.5%), Jobelyn® (91; 88.3%), Ciklavit® (68; 66.6%), gingko (66; 64.1%), herbal tea (66; 64.1%), and Aloe vera (57; 55.3%). The pharmacists self-rated their knowledge of herbal medicines mostly as fair (39%) and good (42%), but they exhibited poor knowledge with regards to the indications, contraindications and safety profiles. Seventy participants consulted reference materials such as leaflet insert in the herbal medicines (56%) and internet (20%) before supplying herbal medicines. The information most frequently sought was herb-drug interactions (85%), contraindications (75%) and adverse effects (70%).
Community pharmacists need to be informed about the indications and safety profiles of herbal medicines.
草药的使用在全球范围内呈上升趋势，它们通常在药店作为非处方药供应。因此，药剂师有责任教育和告知消费者合理使用草药。
评估尼日利亚拉各斯的药剂师对其药店所供应草药的了解情况。
要求从拉各斯20个地方政府区域中随机选取的140家社区药店的负责人填写一份自填式问卷。我们收集了他们对所供应草药的适应症、不良反应、潜在药物-草药相互作用和禁忌症的了解情况。
在分发的140份问卷中，103名（72.9%）参与者正确完成了问卷。大多数（74名；71.8%）参与者为男性，年龄在36 - 50岁之间（56名；54.4%）。药店主要供应Yoyo清洁剂苦味剂®（101家；98.5%）、人参（97家；98.5%）、Jobelyn®（91家；88.3%）、Ciklavit®（68家；66.6%）、银杏（66家；64.1%）、花草茶（66家；64.1%）和芦荟（57家；55.3%）。药剂师大多将自己对草药的知识自我评定为一般（39%）和好（42%），但他们在适应症、禁忌症和安全性方面表现出知识匮乏。7名参与者在供应草药前查阅了参考资料，如草药中的说明书插页（56%）和互联网（20%）。最常查询的信息是草药-药物相互作用（85%）、禁忌症（75%）和不良反应（70%）。
社区药剂师需要了解草药的适应症和安全性。
