According to a survey conducted recently in UK, patients are more likely to use the internet to learn about a medical condition and its treatment than they are to ask a pharmacist or consult a patient information leaflet (PIL).
6.5% of those questioned would always ask a pharmacist
12.7% would always consult a PIL
30.1% of patients would always look online
32.9% would always ask a doctor
Nearly 18% of respondents said they never ask a pharmacist to learn about a condition and its associated treatment.
Over 43%of those surveyed said that they had previously failed to complete a full course of prescription medicines.
However the survey results on internet usage may not be true for Malaysians, but one should look at the following survey results when a doctor prescribes a medicine for them:
47% of patients said they were very interested in learning about the side effects of the medicine,
27% were very interested in how the medicine worked and
62.4%were very interested in how and when to take the medicine.
Imparting knowledge about medicine is pharmacist job and there is indeed an interest. Pharmacist should not have difficulty in finding patients to listen to them about medicines. But does the pharmacist here have the time or the interest to provide the information. No doubt some do, but what about the others ?
Tell us what is your experience here.
Source: Patient Engagement Research
http://www.kyp.com/ikyp/files/3e/3eaf17dc-56a7-47ac-a253-7ce21db08151.pdf
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