Medicine product advice ignored by one-in-four
About 26% of adults never read product information before taking an over-the-counter medicine and one in five (21%) never read information about a prescribed drug.
A national survey from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) shows 38% of people always read the product information for over-the-counter medicine, compared to 67% in 2010. Just under half (49%) always read the product information for a prescribed drug, compared to 73% in 2010.
