Pharmacies are one of the main sources of complementary medicines and pharmacy customers often turn to pharmacists for advice on the use of CMs.

Pharmacies are one of the main sources of complementary medicines and pharmacy customers often turn to pharmacists for advice on the use of CMs.

However, one of the greatest barriers facing pharmacists, pharmacy students and pharmacy assistants is in is knowing where to locate existing, quality evidence on a product from which they would be able to determine whether readily available, commercially prepared complementary products are safe and efficacious to recommend.
Imagine a customer has come into the pharmacy saying that they have heard reports from the media and some friends about (Nature’s Own EQ Control) product to assist them in the treatment or management of a particular condition. They want to know – Would you recommend Nature’s Own EQ Control Formula for anxiety & stress?
For this assignment, students will conduct and provide a critical appraisal of a specific commercially prepared, complementary medicine product for a specific indication. This will be presented as a written evidence-based report.
Students will each be allocated a product that is readily available in Australian community pharmacies and a specific intended use for that product to review. Students should then research and evaluate the product and its contents. Based on this analysis, students should provide recommendations as to the rational use and place in therapy for this particular product for the specified indication. This should be presented as an argument supported by evidence and critical reasoning. The report should end with a final summary written in patient-appropriate language, detailing how you would explain your findings & recommendations to the customer. The written report will be supported by a brief oral presentation that summarises the critique and recommendations for use of the product in clinical practice.

Report should include the following sections:

1. Brief Product Overview.(Nature’s Own EQ Control)
2. Critical Appraisal & Review of the Product for Specified Indication.
3. Academic Conclusion.
4. Conclusion or Recommendations for Customer.
5. References.

Section Details:
(A) Brief Product Overview including the following details:

1- Trade name and manufacturer name for (Nature’s Own EQ Control)

2- List of ingredients in product including dose / tablet and dose per day, Indications and any product claims listed on the packaging

3- Commercial product image.

(B)-Critical Appraisal and Review of the Product.
Students are expected to evaluate the literature and evidence and submit a critical appraisal that defines whether their allocated product is appropriate for clinical use and has a place in therapy for a specified condition or indication. It is expected that this section of the report will contain cited information that can be traced to its source via the reference list.
This review of the literature is not a mere presentation of facts. Students are expected to organise and critically analyse the information they have sourced and draw a logical and relevant conclusion or argument based on their analysis.
Some use of tables to summarise information is acceptable, provided that the information is clear and cited appropriately.
It is important to use credible scientific reference sources for papers, generally books, peer- reviewed journals and reports. Lecture notes and consumer sites are not considered valid or appropriate references for this assignment. You may use manufacturer information to support some components of the presentation, but not to support evidence of clinical benefit as this may be biased. See notes on references later in this document.

Factors that could be considered in this section include:

1- Product indications and place of therapy according to packaging. If this is
unclear, this may be due to regulatory reasons, but can still be commented on.

2- Clinical evidence to support use of the ingredient(s) in this product for this indication or condition.

3- Evidence of benefit at the dose of different ingredients as well as product overall for the product indications, according to evidence.

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