Open AccessPatients' experiences of over‐the‐counter treatments for irritable bowel syndrome
Author(s) -
Anderson H.,
Bartley E.,
Davison A. M.,
Haines S. L.,
Rogers P. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00622.x
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , over the counter , gastroenterology , pharmacology , medical prescription
Focal points Little evidence is available on the benefit of many OTC medicines used for irritable bowel syndrome and more research is needed to enable community pharmacists and their support staff to make evidence‐based recommendations It is feasible to conduct multi‐centre community pharmacy‐based studies on OTC medicine use Patients perceived significant relief of their symptoms when taking either OTC mebeverine or peppermint oil EC Patients who used mebeverine reported a slightly greater, though not statistically significant, improvement in symptoms than those who purchased peppermint oil‐containing products