Exploring consumer and pharmacist views on the professional role of the pharmacist with respect to natural health products: a study of focus groups |
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| Authors: | Della Kwan Heather S Boon Kristine Hirschkorn Sandy Welsh Tannis Jurgens Lynda Eccott Shirley Heschuk Glenn G Griener Jillian C Cohen-Kohler |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;(2) Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;(3) Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;(4) College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada;(5) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada;(6) Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;(7) Department of Philosophy, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Background Natural health products (NHPs) such as herbs, vitamins and homeopathic medicines, are currently available for sale in most
Canadian pharmacies. However, most pharmacists report that they have limited knowledge about these products which have been
regulated in Canada as a specific sub-category of drugs. In this paper, consumers' and practicing pharmacists' perceptions
of pharmacists' professional responsibilities with respect to NHPs are examined. |
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