Article ; Online: National initiative to promote public involvement in medicine safety: the use of a cross-sectional population survey to identify candidate behaviours for intervention development in Scotland.
2023 Volume 13, Issue 5, Page(s) e058966
Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the public's current awareness of the safe use of medicines in general, and over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics (painkillers) in particular, as well as their information-seeking and advice-seeking, medicine ...
Abstract | Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the public's current awareness of the safe use of medicines in general, and over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics (painkillers) in particular, as well as their information-seeking and advice-seeking, medicine use and disposal. Setting: General population, Scotland. Participants: Adults (aged >16 years) living in Scotland. Interventions: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in collaboration with Ipsos MORI (a market research company). The content was informed by a multi-stakeholder prioritisation event and supplemented with information from earlier studies. Results: The survey was completed in March 2020 by 1000 respondents, most of whom had used a pharmacy in the previous 12 months to obtain a medicine. Of the 1000 respondents, 39% (n=389) were 55 years and over; 52% (n=517) were women; and 58% were degree-educated.On receipt of a new prescription, up to 29.8% (95% CI 27.0% to 32.7%) of respondents proactively sought specific information or advice from the pharmacist. Few (5.2% (95% CI 4.0% to 6.8%) respondents 'always' discussed their new prescription medicine with pharmacy staff and 28.9% (95% CI 26.2% to 31.8%) reported 'never' engaging in this behaviour. Respondents aged >35 years were less likely to engage in this behaviour.Just over half (53% (95% CI 50.5% to 56.7%)) the respondents reported oral OTC analgesic use at least once in the previous month.In terms of medicine disposal, 29.3% (95% CI 26.6% to 32.2%) of respondents considered waste bin disposal to be of low or no harm. Conclusions: This study identified low levels of information-seeking and advice-seeking from pharmacy personnel especially on receipt of new prescription medicines. Potentially unsafe behaviours were identified in the use and disposal of medicines. These results will inform the development of interventions to promote advice-seeking and increase awareness regarding safe medicine use. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Community Pharmacy Services ; Scotland ; Pharmacy ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Nonprescription Drugs ; Prescription Drugs |
Chemical Substances | Nonprescription Drugs ; Prescription Drugs |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-05-11 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2599832-8 |
ISSN | 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055 |
ISSN (online) | 2044-6055 |
ISSN | 2044-6055 |
DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058966 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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