Beliefs about medicines are strongly associated with medicine-use patterns among the general population.
Karolina Andersson SundellA K JönssonPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2016)
Respondents using prescription and/or OTC medicines reported stronger positive beliefs about the benefits of medicines in general, supporting the hypothesis that beliefs influence medicine use. Therefore, addressing beliefs and concerns about medicines during patient counselling may influence medicine use, particularly regarding unintentional non-adherence.