To determine pharmacy students’ knowledge of and attitudes
toward medical marijuana and to determine if pharmacy students need additional
education on the topic.
Pharmacy students were asked to complete a survey on medical
marijuana that assessed their knowledge of, medical uses of, adverse effects
with, and attitudes toward medical marijuana through 23 Likert-scale questions.
Three hundred eleven students completed the survey.
Fifty-eight percent of the students felt that medical marijuana should be
legalized in all states. However, the majority of students did not feel
comfortable answering consumers’ questions regarding efficacy, safety, or drug
interactions related to the substance. Accurate responses for diseases or
conditions for permitted medical marijuana use was low, with only cancer (91%)
and glaucoma (57%) identified by more than half the students.
With an increasing number of states adopting medical
marijuana use, pharmacy schools need to evaluate the adequacy of medical
marijuana education in their curriculum.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/HuhPAu
By: Karen E. Moeller, PharmD and Barbara Woods, MA, RPh
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Kansas, 2010 Becker Dr., Lawrence, KS 66047. Tel: 913-588-5379. Fax: 913-588-2355. E-mail: ude.cmuk@relleomk
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