title: [The magical worthiness of the medicines].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study is to demonstrate the existence of a magical valuing of the medicaments.
  
  
  METHODS
  32 patients were included into the study. A questionnaire in order to evaluate the magical valuing of the medicaments was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Colour caused 77% magical answers with regard to the power and 65.75 connected with the tolerance. Size was responsible of 56.3% magical answers with regard to the power and 31.3% related to the tolerance. Shape justified 62.5% magical answers relate to the power and 50% connected with the tolerance. 31.1% answers reflected a magical relationship between dose and power. 75% elected the <<natural>> labelled packing claiming magical motives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results obtained suggest that our patients valued medicaments in a magical way.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. www.fernando.garcia@globamed.es
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García De Haro Rodríguez
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Olmeda García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged