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Subject:
Pharmicist consultation statistics
Category: Health > Medicine Asked by: aesir-ga List Price: $75.00 |
Posted:
03 Jun 2002 09:42 PDT
Expires: 10 Jun 2002 09:42 PDT Question ID: 20369 |
What percentage (preferably with a demographic breakout and recent statistics ie post 1995) of US shoppers consult with a pharmicist on over the counter medications? Is there a breakout on types of over the counter medications - would prefer information on poison ivy and rash medications. |
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Re: Pharmicist consultation statistics
Answered By: robr-ga on 03 Jun 2002 13:08 PDT |
Hi aesir-ga, A study entitled "Attitudes and Beliefs About the Use of Over-the-Counter Medicines: A Dose of Reality - Prepared for: National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) January 2002," by Harris Interactive, http://www.bemedwise.org/survey/final_survey.pdf , polled 1,011 adult Americans aged 18 and over between October and November 2001, and 451 pharmacists, nurses and general practice physicians in November and December 2001. "According to the consumer poll, almost as many consumers get their information about nonprescription medicines from the mass media (49 percent) as they do from health professionals (57 percent). - This is not because health professionals are unwilling to discuss OTC use with theirpatients. In fact, three in four of the practitioners surveyed (75 percent) say they ask their patients/customers directly about OTC drug use most or all of the time. Only one quarter of health professionals (27 percent) say they wait for patients to volunteer information about their OTC use. - When discussing the use of nonprescription medicines, the survey finds that the majority of practitioners (65 percent) spend more than a minute offering specific counseling. Most of this time is spent on: how to take a product (62 percent); what OTC drug to use (56 percent); how well the product works (54 percent); drug interactions (50 percent); taking more than one OTC drug at a time (49 percent); cautions prior to or following surgery (43 percent); and taking more than the recommended dose of an OTC medicine (42 percent)." The report includeds demographic breakdowns for age, sex, race of consumers and medical profressionals. Unfortunately, the granularity does not extend to particularize poison ivy and rash. however, it does state that, in response to the survey question, "How often do you discuss with your patients/customers the use of nonprescription medicine for each of the following therapeutic categories?",: "For infections such as athletes foot or a yeast infection, 38%" of pharmacists/doctors discussed the use of OTC (over the counter medication); "For skin problems, 30%" of pharmacists/doctors discussed the use of OTC (over the counter medication). | |
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Subject:
Re: Pharmicist consultation statistics
From: larre-ga on 03 Jun 2002 12:50 PDT |
Online information about pharmacist consultation in the U.S. is scarce. however, the Non Prescription Drug Manufacturers Association of Canada provides a profile of Canadian over-the-counter drug consumers which offers general stats and graphs as a one-shot, not a year by year survey. The specific references are located about one-third of the way down the page in Section III - Self-Medication Practices. 58% of those Canadians surveyed stated that they consulted a pharmacist when purchasing an OTC product. There's an addition breakdown of demographics by condition and gender. http://www.ndmac.ca/research/C-npdusr.html This document also references the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Roper's online website is prone to 404 and other errors, however you may contact them via e-mail for the availability of their Health Survey statistics: rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu ~larre-ga |
Subject:
Re: Pharmicist consultation statistics
From: aesir-ga on 04 Jun 2002 07:39 PDT |
This is great information though I was hoping for more specific information as it relates to pharmicist consultations in the US. Interestingly, the Canadien surveys do no surprise me given the larger number of medications available OTC. I've witnessed more people consulting a pharmicist in Alberta than here in a US suburban area. Are there other statistics even just relating to skin conditions that may help here? I'm trying to get a handle on how people learn about OTC medications and what influences their buying decisions. The first survey you referenced is very good and will help me to better understand how people choose OTC's. |
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