EAN: 9783954892273

PATIENT PERSPECTIVES TO SELF EDICATION COMMUNIT...

This book tries to determine patients perspectives regarding OTC medication  analyse incidence
of irresponsible medication  and show reasons for predisposing factors that contribute to  and
methods used to reduce these events. Three quarters of the participants in this study were
knowledgeable about the potential for abuse of some OTC drugs and most named analgesics as the
most liable for abuse. Almost one third of the participants came across cases of OTC abuse.
Participants were positive towards the health care being provided by their local pharmacy. They
felt that pharmacists play an important role in providing advice on OTC medicines use. The OTC
drug abuse problem needs to be tackled urgently as shown by the number of participants
witnessing such abuse. Patients with higher managerial  administrative and professional
occupations were more likely to follow the directions on the packet. Patients with manual
occupations were more likely to seek the advice of a pharmacist rather than a doctor if a given
OTC product did not work within a recommended time period.

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