Title

College students' use of widely advertised medications

Publication Date

2000

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The authors describe college and university students' use of widely advertised pharmaceutical products. Four hundred seventy-one students from three institutions completed self-administered questionnaires that addressed the use of advertised medications, attention to magazine ads for medications, communications with physicians about medications, and the conditions the medications address. Results indicated that the majority of the students used at least one of the advertised products. Most students did not discuss the pharmaceutical products with their physicians or discuss the conditions for which they reported they were taking the drugs.

Original Citation

Burak L.J., Damico A. (2000). College students' use of widely advertised medications. Journal of American College Health, 49(3), 118-121.

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