Background Little is known about the prevalence and character of medication-related
symptoms in primary care and their relationship to adverse drug events (ADEs) or about
factors that affect patient-physician communication regarding medication symptoms.
Methods The study included 661 patients who received prescriptions from physicians at 4
adult primary care practices. We interviewed patients 2 weeks and 3 months after the index
visit, reviewed patients' medical records, and surveyed physicians whose patients identified …