TY - JOUR AU - Adham, Aveen Nozad PY - 2015/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Most commonly natural and synthetic antihyperlipidemic agents available and distracted in Erbil city JF - Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences (Zanco J Med Sci) JA - Zanco J Med Sci VL - 19 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.15218/zjms.2015.0030 UR - https://zjms.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/zjms/article/view/182 SP - 1043 - 1050 AB - <p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Background and objective: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Hyperlipidemia refers to elevated levels of lipids and cholesterol in the blood, and is also identified as dyslipidemia, to describe the manifestations of different disorders of lipoprotein metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate the available and commonly distracted natural and synthetic antihyperlipidemic agents in herbal shops, pharmacies and prescribed by physicians in Erbil city, and to determine physicians' response for the use of natural products.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Methods: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Between </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">November 2013 to February 2014;</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 20 herbal shops and 40 pharmacies in Erbil city were visited randomly for asking on </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">available and most commonly distracted natural and synthetic antihyperlipidemic agents. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Forty doctors at private clinics were asked about the most frequently prescribed </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">natural and synthetic antihyperlipidemic agents in Erbil city.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Results: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Of eight synthetic drugs available in pharmacies, statins were considered the first line agents as antihyperlipidemic drugs particularly atorvastatin and rosuvastatin. Of 16 natural products available in Erbil herbal shops and pharmacies, garlic and omega 3 give positive response by patients and highly distracted by pharmacist and herbalist. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Of 40&nbsp;physicians, 27 (68%) prescribe both natural and synthetic agents while only 13 (32%) prescribe synthetic drugs as antihyperlipidemic agents for patients.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Conclusion: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Statins used in first order as antihyperlipidemic drugs and uses of natural products, as lipid lowering agents in Erbil, is getting larger interest by people, herbalists, pharmacists and doctors. Of 40 doctors, 68% prescribe natural products along with synthetic drugs but also there is a need to educate the people on how to use these natural agents and choice suitable products for them. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></p> ER -