Regardless of the Source of Products, Pharmacists Must Be a Source for Trustworthy Advice.

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Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) present a range of unique challenges for health care practitioners, including pharmacists who provide care for older people. Albeit many pharmacists receive little or no training that would provide them with an insight into the nature of CAMs, CAM products are widely embraced by American consumers, with 42% of people in the United States reporting that they have used at least one CAM therapy, but in less than 40% of cases is the use of these products disclosed to a physician.