In a survey conducted in September 2023, the majority of Indian consumers experienced unknown side effects from medicines at least once or twice in the past five years. On the other hand, 30 percent of respondents indicated never experiencing any medicine side effects.
Consumer opinion on undisclosed side effects from medicines in India as of September 2023
Survey question: "How many times has it happened in the last 5 years that someone in the family including yourself took medicine(s) and experienced side effects that the doctors prescribing did not make you/them aware of?”
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