This statistic displays the response of individuals in Great Britain when asked who they would contact if they wanted to receive information about medicines. As of October 2014, 62 percent of individuals surveyed said they would contact their family doctor/GP or GP surgery for information on medicines.
Who or which organisation, if any, would you contact if you wished to get information about advice on medicines?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Family doctor/GP/GP surgery
62%
Pharmacies/pharmacists/chemists
40%
Practice Nurse
7%
Other internet, not NHS choices
6%
NHS walk-in centres
3%
NHS Choices
3%
Friends/family
3%
An NHS non-emergency telephone helpline, such as NHS 111
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Ipsos. (January 14, 2015). Who or which organisation, if any, would you contact if you wished to get information about advice on medicines? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418658/advice-on-medicines-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "Who or which organisation, if any, would you contact if you wished to get information about advice on medicines?." Chart. January 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418658/advice-on-medicines-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. (2015). Who or which organisation, if any, would you contact if you wished to get information about advice on medicines?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418658/advice-on-medicines-in-great-britain/
Ipsos. "Who or Which Organisation, If Any, Would You Contact If You Wished to Get Information about Advice on Medicines?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418658/advice-on-medicines-in-great-britain/
Ipsos, Who or which organisation, if any, would you contact if you wished to get information about advice on medicines? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418658/advice-on-medicines-in-great-britain/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Who or which organisation, if any, would you contact if you wished to get information about advice on medicines? [Graph], Ipsos, January 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418658/advice-on-medicines-in-great-britain/
