Conceptual development of a measure to assess pharmacists' knowledge of herbal and dietary supplements

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Lin, Hsiang Wen ^a   Pickard, A Simon ^a   Mahady, Gail B ^a   Popovich, Nicholas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Herbal supplements; Knowledge; Pharmacists; Standardized examination

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; CHAMOMILE; CHONDROITIN; CREATINE; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; SABAL EXTRACT; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; UBIQUINONE; VALERIAN; ZINC; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; QUALITY CONTROL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG LEGISLATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 46749127849     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj720359     Document Type: Article

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