Survey on schizophrenia drugs 'worrying'

A THIRD of people suffering from schizophrenia or related illnesses have never been spoken to about their medication, a national survey shows.

It also shows that three out of five had never been offered a choice of medication for their illness and more than 65% did not receive written information about the possible side effects of their prescribed medication.

The survey A Question of Choice, Ireland was launched, yesterday, in Dublin by Schizophrenia Ireland to mark the start of their national awareness week, which is also known as Lucia Week.