Medical Xpress September 17, 2024
University of South Australia

Around 75% of Australians have experienced a bad reaction to a medication, but fewer than half have reported it to a doctor or the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), a new survey has found.

A study by the University of South Australia, polling 544 adults taking one or more medicines, has found that only 36% of those who experienced an adverse drug reaction (ADR) let know—by phone, email, in person or via the TGA website. The findings have been published in the European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Most of them were unaware they could use digital tools to report the ADR, helping to more closely assess specific medications to detect any negative patterns.

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