Medication- and illness-related factual knowledge, perceptions and behaviour in angina pectoris patients.

As part of a study in Danish internship pharmacies, 70 fourth-year pharmacy interns interviewed 123 angina pectoris patients. Information was collected about the patients' medication- and illness-related factual knowledge and perceptions as well as their medication use. The results obtained showed that patients' perceptions and factual knowledge about medications and illness varied greatly, and that they administered their medication in a variety of ways.