Table 2 Information given to patients about prescribed products
| Â | Always | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Missing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Recommended dose | 101 | 96.2 | 1 | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3 | 2.9 |
Full name | 91 | 86.7 | 11 | 10.5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3 | 2.9 |
Reason for prescribing | 89 | 84.8 | 6 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.0 | Â | Â | 9 | 8.6 |
Possible interaction with medication | 85 | 81.0 | 14 | 13.3 | 4 | 3.8 | Â | Â | 2 | 1.9 |
Medical condition requiring caution | 84 | 80.0 | 17 | 16.2 | 3 | 2.9 | Â | Â | 1 | 1.0 |
Expected response | 84 | 80.0 | 121 | 10.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 3.8 |
Product actions | 82 | 78.1 | 17 | 16.2 | 3 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.9 |
Possible adverse reactions | 78 | 74.3 | 20 | 19.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.8 |
Interaction with other substances | 62 | 59.0 | 30 | 28.6 | 11 | 10.5 | Â | Â | 2 | 1.9 |
Names of ingredients | 54 | 51.4 | 40 | 38.1 | 8 | 7.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 21 | 1.0 |
Evidence of effectiveness | 22 | 21.0 | 52 | 49.5 | 23 | 21.9 | 8 | 7.6 | Â | Â |