Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine 78 Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine Original Research Elhassan Hussein Eltom 1 , Bandar Alenezi 1 , Rahma Hamayun 1 , Jawza Sulaiman Alenezi 1 , Hajar Ghdab Alruwaili 2 , Muhammad Akram Randhawa 3 1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 2 Internship student, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia 3 Department of Pharmacology, HBS Medical and Dental College, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhatto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan Doctor’s use of herbal drugs at Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia Knowledge and awareness of doctors about herbal drugs in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.20200 Received: 2020-05-03 Accepted: 2020-06-03 Published Online: 2020-06-16 Printed: 2021-01-01 Ann Clin Anal Med 2021;12(1):78-82 Corresponding Author: Elhassan Hussein Eltom, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, P.O. Box. 1321, Arar 91431, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: hassan27rus@gmail.com P: 00966 59 870 9154 Corresponding Author ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1548-0866 Abstract Aim: Present study aimed to estimate knowledge, attitude, and awareness of allopathic physicians regarding herbal medicine in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia. Dispensing, prescribing, and use of herbal medicines have tremendously increased over the past few decades world-over, including Europe and the USA. Herbal drugs are claimed as safe but are reported to have serious adverse efects and drug interactions with allopathic medicines. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study, using a self-administered questionnaire, was conducted with general practitioners and physicians in major hospitals, and primary healthcare centers in Arar, the main city of Northern Border Region. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 25. Results: From 117 participants, 65% were female doctors, 32% were males, and 3% did not respond. General practitioners and rest specialists accounted for 40%; 84% of patients and 66% of doctors had used herbal medicine for some ailment. Some patients (43%) liked to discuss with their doctors about herbs, but doctors usually avoided. Many doctors (68%) knew that herbal medicines can produce adverse efects or drug interactions with allopathic medicines (60%). Discussion: Herbal drugs are commonly consumed in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia and allopathic physicians of the region are mostly aware that herbs can cause adverse efects and drug interactions. Keywords Herbal medicines; Physicians’ awareness; Allopathic medicines