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Over-the-Counter Medication Purchase and Use by Blind Consumers
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 23, Number 3, August 2012
- pp. 1048-1057
- 10.1353/hpu.2012.0095
- Article
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Little is known regarding consumption of over-the-counter (OTC) medications by the blind. They may face difficulty while accessing information from OTC medication labels. This exploratory, cross-sectional study was designed to determine blind consumers’ attitude and purchase behavior towards OTC medications and use of low-vision tools while using these medications.