Physicians’ attitude, belief and practice of complementary alternative medication use

• Main Authors: Shoaib M, Khaliq MF
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-06-01
• Series: Patient Preference and Adherence
• Subjects: Physicians Attitude; Belief; Practice; Complementary Alternative Medication.
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/letter-association-between-belief-and-attitude-toward-preference--peer-reviewed-article-PPA

Maria Shoaib,1 Muhammad Farhan Khaliq2 1Department of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Centre, West Virginia University, Charleston Division, Charleston, WV, USAWe read the article “Association between belief and attitude toward preference of complementary alternative medicine use” by Islahudin et al with great interest and wish to express our views on this paper. Complementary alternative medication use is indeed on a rising trend as a safer alternative to the conventional medicine either to prevent or to treat health concerns.1 The authors addressed very well toward the patients’ perspective; hence, we feel to add a few points from a physicians’ point of view and the need to sync conventional and complementary medications for further improvised patient care.View the original paper by Islahudin and colleagues.