Table 3 Medication information received from health personnel (n and %)
Questionnaire: Think about the information you receive about your medications from your GP/pharmacy. Indicate whether you agree that you receive the following information: | GP | Pharmacy | GP % | Pharmacy % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reason for taking my medications | Strongly agree | 6,145 | 3,248 | 60.1 | 31.7 |
Agree | 3,096 | 3,124 | 30.3 | 30.5 | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 412 | 1,342 | 4.0 | 13.1 | |
Disagree | 127 | 1,154 | 1.2 | 11.3 | |
Strongly disagree | 280 | 1,113 | 2.7 | 10.9 | |
How to use my medications | Strongly agree | 5,808 | 3,932 | 56.8 | 38.4 |
Agree | 3,166 | 3,884 | 30.9 | 38.0 | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 496 | 956 | 4.8 | 9.3 | |
Disagree | 219 | 581 | 2.1 | 5.7 | |
Strongly disagree | 306 | 647 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
Side effects I should be aware of | Strongly agree | 3,064 | 2,525 | 29.9 | 24.7 |
Agree | 2,661 | 2,761 | 26.0 | 27.0 | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 2,526 | 2,402 | 24.7 | 23.5 | |
Disagree | 1,053 | 1,289 | 10.3 | 12.6 | |
Strongly disagree | 675 | 979 | 6.6 | 9.6 | |
Interactions – the influence from food and other medications | Strongly agree | 2,542 | 2,313 | 24.8 | 22.6 |
Agree | 2,156 | 2,367 | 21.1 | 23.1 | |
Neither agree nor disagree | 2,970 | 2,662 | 29.0 | 26.0 | |
Disagree | 1,275 | 1,370 | 12.5 | 13.4 | |
Strongly disagree | 973 | 1,182 | 9.5 | 11.6 | |