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Public risk perception of non‐prescription medicines and information disclosure during consultations: a suitable target for intervention?

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Optimisation of non‐prescription medicine (NPM) supply from community pharmacies could reduce demand on other healthcare providers, including general practitioners and emergency department personnel. Outcomes can be maximised if patients disclose… Click to show full abstract

Optimisation of non‐prescription medicine (NPM) supply from community pharmacies could reduce demand on other healthcare providers, including general practitioners and emergency department personnel. Outcomes can be maximised if patients disclose relevant information, for example concomitant medication, during pharmacy‐based consultations. Strategies to promote information disclosure are needed. This study used the psychometric paradigm of risk to explore whether the public's risk perception of NPMs was associated with information disclosure.

Keywords: information disclosure; non prescription; information; public risk

Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Year Published: 2018

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