Prevalence and Characteristics of Australians Complementary Medicine Product Use, and Concurrent Use with Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications—A Cross Sectional Study

Joanna Harnett; Erica McIntyre; Jon Adams; Tamia Addison; Holly Bannerman; Lucy Egelton; Jessica Ma; Leon Zabakly; Amie Steel

doi:10.3390/nu15020327

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Australians Complementary Medicine Product Use, and Concurrent Use with Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications—A Cross Sectional Study

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Prevalence and Characteristics of Australians Complementary Medicine Product Use, and Concurrent Use with Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications—A Cross Sectional Study

Joanna Harnett, Erica McIntyre, Jon Adams, Tamia Addison, Holly Bannerman, Lucy Egelton, Jessica Ma, Leon Zabakly and Amie Steel

Nutrients, Vol.15(2), 327

09/01/2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15020327

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complementary medicines

drug interactions

public health

Data about the characteristics and prevalence of complementary medicine (CM) product use by Australians, including concurrent use with prescription and over-the-counter medications, have not been collected in the last five years. A cross-sectional online survey involving a representative sample of the Australian population was administered in 2021–2022. Of the 2351 survey responses included in this study, 49.4% reported use of a CM product over the previous 12-month period. Of these, 50% reported they always or often used CM products on the same day as a prescription medicine. Participants aged 65 and over were five times more likely to use CMs and other medications on the same day compared to 18–24-year-olds. Lower levels of education and having a chronic illness were also predictors of same-day use. The prevalence and characteristics of CM use by participants was similar to data collected five years ago. The study shows that concurrent use of CM products with prescription medications among older and more vulnerable populations is prevalent and this area requires further research to help ensure appropriate and safe use of CM products.

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Title: Prevalence and Characteristics of Australians Complementary Medicine Product Use, and Concurrent Use with Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications—A Cross Sectional Study
Creators: Joanna Harnett - University of Sydney
Erica McIntyre - University of Technology Sydney
Jon Adams - University of Technology Sydney
Tamia Addison - The University of Sydney
Holly Bannerman - The University of Sydney
Lucy Egelton - The University of Sydney
Jessica Ma - The University of Sydney
Leon Zabakly - The University of Sydney
Amie Steel - University of Technology Sydney
Publication Details: Nutrients, Vol.15(2), 327
Publisher: MDPI
Identifiers: 991013078713302368
Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Prevalence and Characteristics of Australians Complementary Medicine Product Use, and Concurrent Use with Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications—A Cross Sectional Study

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