Fiona Bennin|Hanna?Andrea Rother
“But it's just paracetamol”: Caregivers’ ability to administer over-the-counter painkillers to children with the information provided
University of Cape Town|University of Cape Town
determine whether caregivers able make informed decisions families use overthecounter otc painkillers access use three mechanisms information provision cross sectional facetoface questionnaire administered 60 caregivers seven pharmacists cape town south africa caregivers answered questions related paracetamol acetaminophen labels inserts patient information leaflets pil study caregivers received labels painkillers purchased many pharmacists 43 felt information provided ineffective preventing overdosing study caregivers found difficult understand scientific terms three mechanisms information provision respondents 80 found pil easiest understand yet received pils purchase ten percent literate respondents unable understand dosage requirements children caregivers able make informed decisions information provided otc painkillers mostly attributable limited provision information low health literacy written information otc medications simple language verbal counselling dispensaries would play significant role increasing health literacy especially risk populations overdosing children