| Comparison of verbal claims for natural health products made by health food stores staff versus pharmacists in Ontario, Canada. | |
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PMID: 17038760 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: This study tested the hypothesis that while there are no written medical claims existing for many NHP, such claims are made verbally, giving a false impression that these are proven medical products. OBJECTIVE: To compare the number and type of verbal claims for NHP made by pharmacists to those made by health food stores personnel. METHODS: Randomly selected Canadian pharmacies selling NHP and health food stores were visited and the staff was asked to recommend natural health products for the treatment of hypertension. RESULTS: All health food stores (n=20) but only 4 out of 38 pharmacies (p< 0.001) recommended NHP for the treatment of hypertension. A majority of health food store staff (70%) stated that NHP are superior or equal to medicinal drugs in treating hypertension based on efficacy. CONCLUSION: Unlike pharmacy practice, verbal claims are common practice in health food stores, despite the lack of either written claims and/or proof of efficacy for most of them. These may be a very effective approach given that 30-40% of North American adults are functionally illiterate. These verbal claims are often inappropriate and not evidence-based. |
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Authors:
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Gideon Koren; Dana Oren; Maud Rouleau; Daphna Carmeli; Doreen Matsui |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-08-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Canadian journal of clinical pharmacology = Journal canadien de pharmacologie clinique Volume: 13 ISSN: 1710-6222 ISO Abbreviation: Can J Clin Pharmacol Publication Date: 2006 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-13 Completed Date: 2006-10-26 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9804162 Medline TA: Can J Clin Pharmacol Country: Canada |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: e251-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, Canada. gkoren@uwo.ca |
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Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Canada / epidemiology Drug Labeling / statistics & numerical data* Female Food Labeling / statistics & numerical data* Health Status Humans Logistic Models Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Naturopathy / utilization* Population Surveillance / methods* Prevalence Sex Distribution Social Class |
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