Centers for Education &
Research on Therapeutics™
Primary Worries in Primary Care:
                1,008 Patients
Source: American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists.
ASHP Patient Concerns National Survey Research Report, 1999.
This figure shows data from a national survey1 by the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) that evaluated patient concerns about health systems.  This was a random telephone survey of 1,004 adults.

Although the respondents were very concerned about suffering from pain and the cost of filling prescriptions, they were most concerned about being given the wrong drug or that a drug interaction would occur.  The public in general has a much greater level of concern about ADRs than most health care providers would suspect.

1. American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists. ASHP Patient Concerns National Survey Research Report.  1999. Bethesda, MD.