Table 6.
Pharmacists’ perception towards the use of herbal products (n=207)
| Scores | Frequency (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1- Do you agree that doses of commercially marketed herbal medicines in UAE are well standardized | 11 (5.3%) | 103 (50.0%) | 65 (31.6%) | 24 (11.7%) | 3 (1.5%) |
| 2- Do you agree that herbal medicines have beneficial effect | 21 (10.1%) | 107 (51.7%) | 77 (37.2%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) |
| 3- Do you agree that herbal medicines have less side effects than conventional medicines | 25 (12.1%) | 91 (44.0%) | 67 (32.4%) | 21 (10.1%) | 3 (1.4%) |
1= Strongly agree; 2= Agree; 3= Neutral; 4= Disagree; 5 = Strongly disagree