The Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medications Use Among Dermatology Patients in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
December 2022
in “
Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
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TLDR Over 50% of dermatology patients in Aseer, Saudi Arabia, use alternative treatments, often with satisfactory results.
The study conducted in the Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, found that over 50% of dermatology patients used complementary and alternative medications (CAM), with approximately 20% of patients opting not to use their physician-prescribed medications. The primary users of CAM were females with chronic conditions, and nearly 50% of the patients reported satisfactory outcomes from using these alternative treatments.
