Immigrant Usage Patterns of Natural Health Products: Role in Pharmacoeconomics

Conclusion: Pharmacoeconomics tends to be a major driver for immigrant utilization of NHPs, and is a stronger influencer of use compared to ethnicity or parenteral usage of such products. This pharmacoeconomic correlation in the preference to use NHPs over prescription medications tends to be more observable for chronic and long term conditions (compared to short term illnesses).
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research