Table 3 Perspectives of pharmacists on Kampo medicines (prescribed, OTC, crude drugs) as per the internet surveya
Working place | n | As efficacious as Western medicine | Efficacious as complementary measures | Not directly efficacious, but ameliorate pains | No benefits | Hazardous for Western medicine | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
total | 365 | 40.8% | 40.5% | 13.2% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Hospital pharmacy | 125 | 32.0% | 45.6% | 17.6% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% |
Dispensing pharmacy | 139 | 47.5% | 37.4% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
Retail pharmacy | 101 | 42.6% | 38.6% | 9.9% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% |