Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Herbal products are frequently used to prevent and treat diseases in the community. Although they are considered safe because they are natural, the simultaneous use of herbal products with medications may cause drug-related problems and negatively affect therapeutic outcomes. Our study aimed to determine the herbal product use rates of patients with chronic diseases and the interactions of the herbal products used with drugs. This study is a cross-sectional survey conducted in a community pharmacy. The surveys included questions about patients’ demographics, existing diseases, use of medicines, and herbal products. Drug-herbal product interactions were examined through drug databases, monographs and printed books. 93 of 148 patients included in the study were using herbal products. Most of the patients in the study were diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes. The use of herbal products was found to be positively correlated with undergraduate educational status, asthma, COPD, diabetes, and anxiety (p
Authors: Eyüp Can Polat, Sefa Gözcü
Institution: Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4408886599