著者

清水 るみ子 藤田 圭子 村井 美香 井口 伸 山岡 由美子

出版者

一般社団法人日本医薬品情報学会

雑誌

医薬品情報学 (ISSN:13451464)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.13, no.4, pp.173-182, 2012 (Released:2012-03-15)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

1

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Objective: The aim of this study was to ascertain information on supplements and health foods desired by consumers, as well as consumer demands in pharmacies and drugstores.Method: We conducted a questionnaire survey of 740 patrons of two drugstores.  And data from this questionnaire survey was analyzed by simple and cross tables.Results: We received responses from 206 patrons (response rate: 27.8%).  The level of recognition that some supplements should not be taken by consumers with past illnesses was low among those who are older than 50 years.  Furthermore, the percentage of the population that does not recognize the possibility of interactions between supplements was higher.  In addition, it was suggested that, regardless of the low recognition level, consumers did not try to improve their knowledge by obtaining more information.  People who take supplements to improve dietary imbalances were found to have a strong desire for a short course in pharmacies and drugstores, and they also desire supplement advisers to be available at each drugstore in comparison with people who don’t select the choice “to improve dietary imbalances”.Conclusion: Thus, the present findings suggest that the level of consumers’ knowledge and their desired information differ depending on age.  Furthermore, consumers’ demands in pharmacies and drugstores differ depending on consumers’ intent to take supplements.  Therefore, it is important for pharmacists to provide information that is useful for individual consumers in consideration of consumers’ age and intent, and pharmacists must be able to independently identify consumers’ needs.

著者

清水 るみ子 坂本 曜子 西澤 知子 井口 伸 山岡 由美子

出版者

公益社団法人 日本薬学会

雑誌

YAKUGAKU ZASSHI (ISSN:00316903)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.127, no.9, pp.1461-1471, 2007 (Released:2007-09-01)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

2 2 4

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Various nutritional supplements have become available in recent years. However, health problems resulting from the misuse of these supplements are on the rise, and have been attributed to a lack of knowledge among consumers. In addition, a survey of university students revealed that approximately 20% of students erroneously considered nutritionally balanced supplements as substitutes for meals. Given this background, we conducted a questionnaire survey of first- and fourth-year students at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kobe Gakuin University with the objective of elucidating factors such as the awareness of supplements among pharmacy students and whether these students had a superior understanding of supplements compared to the general student population. Awareness of supplements among students was determined in terms of the degrees of emphasis on meals and supplements in nutritional intake. The proportion of students who essentially believed that “nutritionally balanced supplements can be used as substitutes for meals” did not significantly differ between pharmacy students and the general student population. In addition, only 30% of students had an accurate understanding of supplements. Following graduation, pharmacy students may become pharmacists and thus be responsible for providing directions regarding usage of supplements. These findings suggest that in order to nurture professional pharmacists, it is necessary to first implement practical nutrition education and consumer education to promote healthier dietary habits among the students themselves.