Differences in beliefs between patients and pharmaceutical specialists regarding medications.

Objective: To investigate beliefs concerning medication among patients and pharmaceutical specialists (3 or 5 years of higher education).

Method: The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-General, which assesses beliefs about medicines in general, was used.

Results: For the analyses, 141 (response rate 82%) and 136 (response rate 79%) questionnaires from the patients and pharmaceutical specialists, respectively, were included.