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Patients sought their medication advice from a variety of sources and armed with this almost two thirds of patients wished to exercise their rights to be involved with their treatment planning. Sufficient discussion time appeared to be available to about half of the interviewees though only a few understood the intended benefits of prescribed corticosteroids used as an example in this work. A much better knowledge of drug side effects might have partly explained the high level of declared non-compliance. Although pharmacists featured as the preferred source of drug information for some patients, a much more detailed investigation is needed of patients' attitudes to the profession and to individuals' consultation and communication skills.

Patient sources for drug information in Iran: A questionnaire-based survey

“…Numbers in parenthesis indicate percentage Accurate and well-planned oral education of patients by physicians and pharmacists improves the ability of patients to recall information and satisfy their needs for accurate and appropriate use of medication [5]. However, the present study and several previous studies [6,7] have shown that most patients are not provided with adequate and satisfactory oral or written instructions.…”

“…The present study and several previous studies [6,7] have shown that most patients were not provided with Pharm World Sci (2008) 30:764-767 765 adequate and satisfactory oral or written instructions. A previous study showed that 66% of the patients were provided sufficient discussion time with their general practitioners (GPs) [7].…”

“…A previous study showed that 66% of the patients were provided sufficient discussion time with their general practitioners (GPs) [7]. Insufficient discussion time with GPs in Iran may serve the underlying cause for several patients' unmet information needs.…”

Absent otoacoustic emissions predict otitis media in young Aboriginal children: A birth cohort study in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in an arid zone of Western Australia

“…Aboriginal Australians are the most disadvantaged sector of Australian society [6]. The enormous burden of OM in Australian Aboriginal children contributes to lifelong social disadvantage.…”

Patient decision making in the face of conflicting medication information

“…Several studies have found that between 25 and 80% of patients may receive conflicting information about their illness and its management (Blendon, Schoen, DesRoches, Osborn, & Zapert, 2003; Carpenter et al, 2010; Coleman, Smith, Raha, & Min, 2005), across diseases as diverse as cancer (Gray, Fitch, Phillips, Labrecque, & Klotz, 1999; Mills & Davidson, 2002), cardiopulmonary disease (Trewin & Veitch, 2003), rheumatic disease (Carpenter et al, in press, 2010; Lim et al, 2007), low back pain (McIntosh & Shaw, 2003), and mental illness (Pollock et al, 2004). Notably, patients most often receive conflicting information from two doctors (Carpenter et al, in press).…”