[User knowledge and attitude in relation to drug use for pain, fever or inflammation].
OBJECTIVE
To find how users identified non-steroidal analgesic/antipyretic/anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and their adverse reactions, as well as where the prescriptions were obtained and where users inquired when in doubt.


METHODS
An observation study carried out by means of a structured questionnaire administered to 174 residents in our basic health area.


METHODS
Cerro del Aguila Basic Health Area in Sevilla.


METHODS
The 174 residents, chosen at random, by quotas corresponding to the Census' demographic characteristics. People under 15 were excluded.


RESULTS
32.2% had no spontaneous memory of having taken any NSAID: 86.8% did not remember any possible adverse reaction to medication. Only 49.3% of the NSAID declared were prescribed by a doctor. 17.8% took NSAID daily and 5.7% took more than one medicine containing NSAID every day.


CONCLUSIONS
In our health area, health education, both to identify NSAID as a pharmacological group and any possible adverse reactions, needs to be strengthened.
Montaño Alonso
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A
Unidad de Farmacología Clínica y de Farmacovigilancia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
Torelló Iserte
J
J
Castillo Ferrando
J R
JR
Cayuela Domínguez
A
A
Moreno Gallego
I
I
Fernández Díez
P
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Conocimientos y actitud de los usuarios en relación al empleo de medicamentos para el dolor, la fiebre o la inflamación.