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Dietary Supplement Use, Knowledge, and Perceptions Among Student Pharmacists

Objective. To compare dietary supplement use between student pharmacists and the general population, and assess knowledge, attitudes toward use, and dietary supplement effectiveness; and to explore how student pharmacists view their education on dietary supplements. Methods. Paper questionnaires administered to student pharmacists collected data about their use, knowledge, and attitudes of dietary supplements. Use was compared to the 2007 National Health Interview survey findings. Results. Of 179 students who responded, 52% had used at least one dietary supplement in their lifetime versus 25% in the general population. Students perceived supplement label information as unhelpful, research into supplements inadequate, and supplements non-essential to health. Students thought supplement knowledge was important but their education was inadequate. Conclusion. Dietary supplement use was higher in this sample of student pharmacists than the general population. Student pharmacists had limited knowledge and need more education on dietary supplements.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/625203
Date January 2017
CreatorsAxon, David R., Vanova, Janka, Edel, Courtney, Slack, Marion
ContributorsUniv Arizona, Coll Pharm
PublisherAMER ASSOC COLL PHARMACY
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© 2017 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Relationhttp://www.ajpe.org/doi/abs/10.5688/ajpe81592, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5508091/

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