Characteristic | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Reasons for the prescription of new drugs | 320 | 89.1 |
Mode of drug intake (dosage and route of administration) | 359 | 100 |
Timing of drug intake | 358 | 99.7 |
Duration of treatment | 291 | 81 |
Necessity of periodic controls | 324 | 90.2 |
Frequency of periodic controls | 317 | 88.3 |
Behavior in case of forgotten drug intake | 34 | 9.5 |
Behavior in case of having taken the wrong dose of medication | 15 | 4.2 |
Avoid concomitant use of the drug with other drugs and / or foods | 205 | 57.1 |
Side effects | 35 | 9.7 |
Behavior in case of occurrence of side effects | 29 | 8.1 |
Possibility of discontinuing therapy as a consequence of improvement | 46 | 12.8 |
Consequences of not taking the therapy | 207 | 57.7 |