@article {314, title = {Clinical Outcome of Herbal Medicine-related Problems for Respiratory Viral Infections}, journal = {International Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Sciences}, volume = {10}, year = {2021}, month = {December 2021}, pages = {138-143}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {138}, abstract = {

Background: The use of herbal medicine to treat dissimilar respiratory conditions has been assumed for many decades. This survey analysis explores the clinical outcomes of herbal medicine-related problems for respiratory viral infections in Saudi Arabia. Design and Setting: A self-administered, structured questionnaire was sent to the public online, counting questions on the responders{\textquoteright} demographics and questions gaging different clinical outcomes of herbal medicine-related problems when treating respiratory viral infections in Saudi Arabia. Data analysis was performed through SPSS program version 26. Results: 486 participants responded to this questionnaire. 89.92\% of the responders were from the west area in Saudi Arabia, 56.49\% were in the age group between 18 and 30 years old. 18.32\% were healthcare practitioners, while 53.85\% of these practitioners were physicians. 18.74\% of the responders applied herbal medications three times daily for respiratory viral infections. Only 4.31\% of the responders established having side effects during the past year from herbal medications, while 3.58\% visited a pharmacy for these side effects. Their healthcare professionals asked 20.04\% about the use of herbal medications. Factors increasing the occurrence of adverse events were: that residents of the western region (p value=0.002), age group between 18 and 30 (p-value=0.046), females (p-value\<0.001), low monthly income (p-value=0.013) and non-healthcare professionals (p-value=0.001). Conclusion: Although the occurrence of herbal medication-related problems is not common in Saudi Arabia, it can need medical assistance. Awareness of the public of the herbal medications adverse events is decisive.

}, keywords = {Clinical, Herbal medicine, Outcome, Problems, Viral Infections Saudi Arabia.}, doi = {10.5530/ijpcs.2021.10.19}, author = {Yousef Ahmed Alomi and Ghadeer Alhazmi and Murouj Almaghrabi and Ghaida Alzahrani and Mohammad Almatrafi} }