Patients' view on the side-effects of OTC medicines: an ethnographic investigation [Abstract]

Hughes, Mary Louise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9723-3975 and Luscombe, David Keith 2000. Patients' view on the side-effects of OTC medicines: an ethnographic investigation [Abstract]. Pharmacy World and Science 22 (5-6) , B11-B12.

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Abstract

Interviews of 13 patients buying ibuprofen, antihistamines and decongestants. Only 3 read the information leaflets, with 4 reading them on previous occasions. Only 1 of 5 taking ibuprofen could name any side effects. All 4 taking antihistamines had read about side effects.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Patients; Ibuprofen; Histamine H1 Blockers; Decongestants; Patient Information; Medicines Information; Adverse Effects; Interviews; Package Inserts
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 09:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/36702

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