Community pharmacists' professional practices for complementary medicines: a qualitative study in New Zealand.

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
Joanne Barnes, Rachael Butler

Abstract

Background Complementary medicines are a popular healthcare choice among patients/consumers, and most pharmacies sell these products. Pharmacists are well-placed to advise on complementary medicines, but their training and practices for these products are not optimal. Pharmacists' professional practices for complementary medicines ought to be influenced by professional codes of ethics and standards. Objective To examine community pharmacists' perspectives on complementary medicines in New Zealand, including motivations and justifications for selling these products, and professional and ethical issues complementary medicines raise for pharmacists. Setting Community pharmacists in New Zealand. Method Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 27 New Zealand practising community pharmacists identified through purposive and convenience sampling. Main outcome measure Participants' views, experiences, and professional practices for complementary medicines. Results Participants struggled to clearly describe products they considered complementary medicines. Perspectives towards these products ranged from strongly supportive to somewhat sceptical; none was strongly opposed. Participants had several motivations for selling complementar...Continue Reading

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