Ann Pharmacol Pharm | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Rapid Communication | Open Access
Ahuja A*, Al-Rashdi I, Al Nassri M, Al Fannah J, Kyle G, Al Farsi S and Al Hinai K
Department of Pharmaceutics and Head of Research, Oman Medical College, Oman
*Correspondance to: Alka Ahuja
Fulltext PDFComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined as a general term which can be used to represent a group of diverse medical modalities, practices, and products. This study was intended to measure the prevalence of CAM use in out-patient pediatric specialities and paediatric emergency medicine department at a tertiary hospital in Oman and explore types of CAM use. All patients attending the out-patient and emergency departments at Royal hospital were asked to participate in the study. 158 patients/guardians were interviewed. 36.6% of the patients used olive oil as CAM. Hence it was considered as the most common of all CAM used. The results showed that 63.3% of the patients used CAM for treatment/ symptom relief as a reason for CAM use.
Ahuja A, Al-Rashdi I, Al Nassri M, Al Fannah J, Kyle G, Al Farsi S, et al. A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicines Use in Out-Patient Paediatric Specialities and Pediatric Emergency Department. Ann Pharmacol Pharm. 2018; 3(1): 1140.