Where do people obtain side effect information? Results from a census-matched U.S. national survey.

Emily K Spotts, Sydney E Mockensturm, Kirsten Barnes, Kate Faasse, Franklin Miller, Andrew L Geers

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Article in Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Emily K SpottsDepartment of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.

Sydney E MockensturmDepartment of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.

Kirsten BarnesSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Kate FaasseSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Franklin MillerDivision of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.

Andrew L GeersDepartment of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prescription medication side effects are a prominent concern in healthcare, potentially compromising treatment outcomes and reducing patient quality of life. Increased exposure to side effect information, particularly from non-reputable sources, has been linked to increased side effect reports. An online survey involving a U.S. national adult sample that was census-benchmarked for gender, age, and race (

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HealthIndividual differencesInformation seekingPrescription medicineSide effects

Identifiers

PMID42774724

DOI10.1016/j.rcsop.2026.100837

PMCPMC13595165

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