caa a22 4500 397577338 CHVBK 20180308164859.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199612 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024542 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024542 Adolescents' use of prescribed drugs and over-the-counter preparations [Elektronische Daten] [Regina Dengler, Heather Roberts] Background The objectives of this paper are to present data on the self-reported use of prescribed and over-the-counter drugs among young people aged 11-12 and 14-15 years and to examine factors associated with the use of prescribed drugs, over-the-counter painkillers and cough and cold treatments. Method Data were collected from a representative sample of pupils aged 11-12 years old and 14-15 years old attending 85 schools in Trent Region. Results are based on replies from approximately 8500 pupils in each year group. Pupils were asked to self-report usage by ticking a list of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs or medicines. Results Girls aged 14-15 years are more likely than othersto have used at least one of the drugs in the previous week, with 40 per cent of girls in this age group having used a non-prescribed painkiller. Young people with a long-term illness or previous injuries are more likely to report having used prescribed drugs and/or over-the-counter painkillers.Family car-ownership, a proxy for socio-economic status, is not associated with the use of those drugs examined in more detail. Conclusions The levels of use of over-the-counter drugs, particularly those with potential side effects, indicate that further studies are needed to examine patterns of use in more detail and that health education about self-medicationis appropriate among young people aged 11-12 years and above. © Oxford University Press Articles nationallicence adolescent nationallicence prescribed drugs nationallicence over-the-counter drugs nationallicence Dengler Regina Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Nottingham, NG7 2UH aut Roberts Heather Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Nottingham, NG7 2UH aut Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/4(1996-12), 437-442 1741-3842 18:4<437 1996 18 pubmed https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024542 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024542 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dengler Regina Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Nottingham, NG7 2UH aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roberts Heather Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Nottingham, NG7 2UH aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/4(1996-12), 437-442 1741-3842 18:4<437 1996 18 pubmed Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford