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October 1, 2010Australasian Journal on Ageing28 citations

Prescription medication hoarding and borrowing or sharing behaviours in older residents in the Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia

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JEJanette EllisJMJudy MullanAWAnthony Worsley

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The prevalence of PMHBS behaviours in this study was low, although it was acknowledged such behaviours occurred in the wider community. Sharing strong pain medication and the same prescription medication appeared to be acceptable in this population.

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Ellis et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8a0c68cb8f39931ae3771https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00457.x
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