Medications can play an important role for many hence we've enquired to understand just how widespread medication concerns might be. We've polled people from as many as 18 different countries in 4 continents and here are just some of their concerns:

• ‘I'm worried about new medicines becoming more and more expensive, yet my family and I may need them because the bugs are outsmarting the old ones'

• ‘I've been taking four different medicines each day but don't really know what they are for. My doctor just told me that I needed to take them regularly and complete the course'

• ‘My dad has been taking the pills for more than 4 months now and he has developed a cough that refuses to go away'

• ‘My grandmother was given this medicine for her constipation when she left the hospital. I don't think she needs it anymore but we are following the instructions. She now has normal bowel movements and she eats her favourite food. We were given so much of the medicine when we left the hospital'

• ‘My daughter took the new capsules and started to itch all over. It's been two days now and she seems to have developed a rash on her back'

• ‘The vials were left in the car boot overnight before I realized that they were there and moved them to the fridge'

• ‘He has been taking tablets that are not his actually. They are his brother's which were prescribed three years ago'
  ' My daughter is still young and she really doesn't like the taste of the yellow syrup. We're wondering if we can maybe mix it in with her breakfast so that she can take it better '

• ‘We weren't told that the medicine had to be used that way. We just assumed that it wasto be taken by mouth'

• ‘Ever since starting on the blue ones, the blood tests have shown that his cholesterol levels are much lower which the doctor says is good for him because he is less at risk of a heart attack. He is otherwise fine now except that his urine has recently become much darker and he complains of aches and pains and feeling more tired now without doing any activity'

• ‘She took the white ones and the blue ones together and a few minutes later seemed to be shivering'

• ‘We treat the dog like one of the family and he gets to use the same cream that my husband used to use for his nail infection.'

• ‘When my son fell, he was crying and in pain so we gave him half a tablet of his grandfather's painkiller medication. He stopped crying but his eyes started to swell so much that we had to take him to the hospital'

• ‘Out of the six medicines that she's supposed to take everyday, she probably misses taking two and some days when she's out of the house, she'll take them all early in the morning before she leaves or in the evening when she returns'

• ‘I bought them off the net. I'm not sure how they were shipped but they didn't work so well'

• ‘The bottle cap was too tight and I haven't opened it since I got home'

• ‘My daughter is still young and she really doesn't like the taste of the yellow syrup. We're wondering if we can maybe mix it in with her breakfast so that she can take it better'

• ‘There are too many for him to remember exactly which to take and when'

• ‘The information given to us was too complicated and he doesn't like to read so when they gave us the information leaflet, he just threw it away'

• ‘We heard there were mosquitoes along with other strange parasites and worms. My wife wants to know if we can take anything that will protect us'

• ‘He needs to take his medicines regularly but we'll be there for at least six months. We're not sure if the country's pharmacies will have his medicine or whether we have to have it shipped over to us'

You may share some of these concerns or have family or friends with similar medication problems. We can help. Our pharmacists can analyze a variety of medication profiles to fine-tune individual regimes and allay concerns.