ArticleInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2014
Sharing prescription medicines: results of a survey of community pharmacy clients in Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Medication Sharing Among Older Adults in South Korea: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Prescription Medication Sharing: A Qualitative Study from the Public's Perspective in Saudi Arabia.Drug, healthcare and patient safety · 2025Article
- Differences in the Pattern of Non-Recreational Sharing of Prescription Analgesics among Patients in Rural and Urban Areas.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- 'You don't throw these things out:' an exploration of medicines retention and disposal practices in Australian homes.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Prevalence of borrowing and sharing prescription medicines and associated socio-demographic factors: findings from COBERS health centres in northern Uganda.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2018Article
- Consequences of Undocumented Medication Use.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2018Article
- Prescription medicine sharing: exploring patients' beliefs and experiences.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe practice of medication sharing, the lending (giving) or borrowing (taking) of prescription medicines, has been reported increasingly in the literature.
aimThis study aimed to investigate prescription medication sharing practices among adults in Auckland, New Zealand.
settingCommunity pharmacies in Auckland.
methodA cross-sectional survey was conducted in ten community pharmacies in Auckland during March, 2012. Clients were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire to assess their medication sharing practices.
main outcome measuresProportion of respondents reporting lending or borrowing; information provided or received.
resultsOf all participants (N = 642), 25.5% reported borrowing, and 24.1% reported lending prescribed medicines in the past year. Furthermore, 14.8% of participants reported ever giving a child's prescribed medicine to another child in their care, and 49.8% reported having leftover prescription medicines at home. Of those who borrowed medicines (n = 164), 56.1% received written medication instructions from the lender, and of the lenders (n = 155), 47.1% provided verbal instructions with the lent medicines.
conclusionThe sharing of prescription medicines in Auckland appears to be similar to that reported in other developed countries, and it is now clear that information provision while sharing does not always occur. Approaches to reduce harm resulting from sharing medicines should be explored.
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