Patients' compliance to phytotherapy prescribed and self-medicated with herbal medicines in Ukraine

Pharmacia

Volume 62, Issue 2, June 2015, Pages 18-25

Makukh, Kr. , 

Ryvak, T., 

Lopatynska, O.

 

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy and Medical Standardization, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine Pekarska 69, Lviv, Ukraine 

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Abstract

The research is based on conducted questionnaire survey of 538 respondents on the application of herbal medicines and level of rational phytotherapy awareness of in Ukraine. Results of the investigation showed that patients, who regularly useherbal medicines (87.7%), consider them as effective (p<0.01). At the same time, patients who consider herbalmedications (87.7%) apply greater amount of those (4.20±2.87, p<0.01) in comparison respondents who with count ineffective and them less (1.94±2.15, p<0.01). It is stated that 68.4% of patients require more information on phytotherapy and rational use of herbal medicines. Respondents who need information on herbal medicines, use in average 4.07±2.86 (p<0.01) of drugs. There was established, that patients who would like herbal pharmacotherapy to be prescribed, use moreherbal medicines (4.22±2.94, p<0.01) compared to those who wouldn't like herbal medicines to be prescribing (2.33±1.82).

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Compliance; Herbal medicines; Pharmaceutical care; Rational phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

EMTREE medical terms: adult; Article; female; herbal medicine; human; interview; major clinical study; male; medical information; patient compliance; pharmaceutical care; pharmacist; physician; phytotherapy; questionnaire; self medication;Ukraine

ISSN: 04280296 CODEN: FMTYASource Type: Journal Original language: English

Document Type: Article

Publisher: Medical University Faculty of Pharmacia

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  Makukh, Kr.; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy and Medical Standardization, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine Pekarska 69, Ukraine; email:hrystyna25@mail.ru
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