Pharmacia· 2026Q2
A pre–post evaluation of pharmacist-led education on adolescents’ self-reported medication-related knowledge and perceptions of medicine safety
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Short summary
A pharmacist-led online education session significantly increased self-reported knowledge and confidence about medicines in adolescents aged 15-18 (n=122), with girls showing greater improvements in perceived prescription medicine safety.
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Key points
- Pharmacist-led education increased self-reported knowledge and confidence in adolescents (n=122).
- Perceived safety of prescription medicines rose post-intervention, particularly among girls.
- Perceived safety of OTC medicines showed no significant overall change, though girls reported a slight increase.
- 89.3% of adolescents reported OTC medicine use, with 15.6% using them without parental awareness.
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Abstract
An online pharmacist-led educational session on safe medicine use was evaluated in adolescents aged 15–18 years using pre- and post-intervention questionnaires ( n = 122 paired responses). Self-reported confidence in knowledge about medicines increased following the intervention in both boys and girls. Changes in safety perceptions were less consistent. The perceived safety of prescription medicines was higher at the post-intervention assessment, particularly among girls, whereas no significant overall change was observed for OTC medicines. Among girls, however, the perceived safety of OTC medicines also increased slightly. OTC medicine use was common (89.3%), and 15.6% of adolescents reported use without parental awareness. These findings suggest that a brief educational session may be followed by changes in self-reported knowledge, while perceptions of commonly used OTC medicines may remain relatively stable. Overall, targeted and repeated educational approaches may be needed to address everyday medicine use in adolescents.
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Field: Pharmacology (Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics)
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