Title |
健康食品の利用が関連した被害通報の実態調査―消費者および医師・薬剤師を対象としたインターネット調査―
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Published in |
Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan, January 2017
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DOI | 10.3358/shokueishi.58.234 |
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Authors |
Tsuyoshi Chiba, Etsuko Kobayashi, Yoko Sato, Kazuki Ide, Ryo Iketani, Hiroshi Yamada, Keizo Umegaki |
Abstract |
Adverse events associated with health food use appear to be quite common. Nevertheless, even though severe adverse events should be reported to the Japanese government via public health centers, the number of cases reported is relatively small. To clarify this discrepancy and to understand how consumers and physicians act when they or their patients develop adverse events due to health food use, we conducted an internet questionnaire with consumers (preliminary survey: n=44,649; full survey: n=3,000), physicians (n=500), and pharmacists (n=500). During 2016, 17% of consumers who used health foods developed adverse events. However, only 11% of them reported their adverse events to public health centers. Most physicians and pharmacists did not report these cases to public health centers because they were unable to establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship. It is important to encourage not only consumers, but also physicians and pharmacists to report adverse events to public health centers. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 16 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 4 | 25% |
Other | 2 | 13% |
Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 6% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 6% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 6 | 38% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 25% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 13% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 6% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 1 | 6% |
Other | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 6 | 38% |