The Pfizer Health Report: Polypharmacy in Australia
NDARC Staff
Wendy Swift
Other Investigators
Sallie Pearson (UNSW) and Marie Pirotta (University of Melbourne)
Aims
- the prevalence and patterns of use of prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines and complementary/alternative medicines and recreational drugs;
- sources of information on the effects of mixing medicines
- attitudes towards mixing medicines
Design and Method
This research was conducted among a representative sample of approximately 800 Australian adults as part of the Pfizer Health Report Series. The Health Report surveys are conducted about 4 times a year, with various organisations invited to submit research questions to form an omnibus survey. This study involved self-completion of 24 questions on polypharmacy, in order to better understand the prevalence and patterns of use, knowledge about the effects of mixing, and attitudes towards mixing.
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Output
Funding
Pfizer and National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in kind funding