| Title |
Exploring UK attitudes towards unlicensed medicines use: a questionnaire-based study of members of the general public and physicians
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s28341 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alison Chisholm, Graham Priestley |
| Abstract |
To undertake a questionnaire-based study to evaluate attitudes towards the use of unlicensed medicines among prescribing doctors and members of the general public (ie, patients). The study also aimed to explore the factors that influence physicians' prescribing decisions and priorities, and to understand the knowledge of the medicines licensing system among members of the public. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 29 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 30% |
| Researcher | 4 | 13% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 27% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 17% |
| Psychology | 2 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 8 | 27% |
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