Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden & Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study (STIAS), Wallenberg, Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, Marais Road, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Department of Service Management and Service Studies, Universitetsplatsen 2, SE-252 25 Helsingborg, Lund University.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Aug 18;42(3):e268-e271. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz075.
Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products are a major danger to public health. They affect every region of the world, and have been identified in all major therapeutic categories. Studies from medicine, pharmacology, law and public health dominate this research area with a focus on the supply side. However, the spread of SF medical products cannot be fully understood without information about the demand side or a sociocultural perspective on market formation. The aim of this short report is to present findings from a pilot study that examines the attitudes of the Swedish public regarding consumption of medicines.
We conducted a pilot survey in 2016 'Where and how do you buy medicines?' using LimeSurvey, an open-source online survey software. In total 155 respondents completed the survey.
The majority of respondents turn to doctors within healthcare for prescription-only medicines (POM). Simultaneously, some respondents would consider buying POMs without prior contact with experts even if medicines may come from unsafe sources.
There is a tendency that people move away from formal healthcare towards an unregulated market. In parallel, people's approach to doctors becomes more personalized and pragmatic than in former patriarchal relationships. Risk becomes a negotiable concept.
劣质和假冒医疗产品（SF）对公众健康构成重大威胁。它们影响世界上的每个地区，并且在所有主要治疗类别中都有发现。医学、药理学、法律和公共卫生方面的研究主导了这一研究领域，重点关注供应方。然而，如果没有关于需求方的信息或对市场形成的社会文化视角，就无法全面了解 SF 医疗产品的传播。本简短报告的目的是介绍一项试点研究的结果，该研究调查了瑞典公众对药品消费的态度。
我们于 2016 年使用 LimeSurvey（一种开源在线调查软件）进行了一项名为“您在哪里以及如何购买药品？”的试点调查。共有 155 名受访者完成了调查。
大多数受访者在医疗保健范围内向医生寻求处方药品（POM）。同时，一些受访者即使药品可能来自不安全的来源，也会考虑在未经专家咨询的情况下购买 POM。
人们有从正规医疗保健转向不受监管的市场的趋势。与此同时，人们对医生的态度变得比以前的家长式关系更加个性化和务实。风险成为一个可协商的概念。
