Evaluation of knowledge base of hospital pharmacists and physicians on herbal medicines in Southwestern Nigeria

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 88-92

  Fakeye, Titilayo O ^a   Onyemadu, Oluchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Herb drug interactions; Medicine, herbal; Nigeria; Pharmacists; Physicians

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NAUSEA; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN PRURITUS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 50649120173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552008000200005     Document Type: Article

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