Key Findings: Top Patient Concerns Study

- Percentage of respondents who said they were very concerned about:

61% Being given the wrong medicine.

58% Being given two or more medicines that interact in a negative way.

58% The cost of treatment.

Complications from the medical procedure.

53% Having enough information about medicines they receive.

50% Getting an infection during their stay.

49% Negative side effects from medicine.

Receiving too much medicine.

Suffering from pain.

- 41% said that the cost of getting prescriptions filled after being discharged from a hospital or other component of a health system is a very serious concern.

- 3 out of 4 respondents (76%) said that speaking with a health-system pharmacist would help address these concerns.

- 3 out of 4 (75%) said it was very important that a health system provide a pharmacist who can answer questions about their medications.

- Two-thirds (67%) said that when leaving a hospital or health system they were very concerned about using their medications safely.

Source: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Washington, DC.