| Use | Users | Percentile | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold | 813 | ||
| Running nose | 289 | ||
| Fever | 144 | ||
| Sneezing | 108 | ||
| Headache | 93 | ||
| Joint pain | 59 | ||
| Nasal decongestant | 59 | ||
| Ear pain | 52 | ||
| Allergy symptoms | 52 | ||
| Cephalalgia | 33 | ||
| Skin allergies | 29 | ||
| Flu | 29 |
| Effective | Users | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Works | 237 | |
| Does not work | 68 |
| Frequency | Users | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Empty Stomach | 9 | |
| Before food | 8 | |
| After food | 188 | |
| Anytime | 29 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, always, to control health problem | 37 | |
| No, only when problem occurs or worsens | 36 |
| Timing | Users | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Morning and night | 70 | |
| Night only | 52 | |
| Morning, afternoon and night | 29 | |
| Morning only | 19 | |
| Afternoon only | 14 | |
| Afternoon and night | 12 | |
| Morning and afternoon | 11 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed by a doctor | 99 | |
| Not prescribed by a doctor | 130 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Always | 76 | |
| Often | 45 | |
| Sometimes | 64 | |
| Never | 17 |
| Reason | Users | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| I am afraid of side effects | 7 | |
| I don't believe the medicine helps me | 6 | |
| I experienced side effects | 5 | |
| Financial reason | 4 | |
| I changed the direction to make the medicine more effective | 3 |
| Difficulty | Users | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| A little | 13 | |
| Not at all | 13 | |
| Somewhat | 4 | |
| Very | 3 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, is habit forming | 12 | |
| No, not habit forming | 31 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, stopped using | 16 | |
| No, never stopped using | 16 |
| Reason | Users | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 4 | |
| Course of treatment ended | 3 | |
| Doctor's advice | 2 | |
| Change in health plan coverage | 2 | |
| Side effects too severe | 2 | |
| Personal research | 1 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, tried cheaper alternative | 15 | |
| No, not tried cheaper alternative | 17 |
| Users | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, cheaper alternative is effective | 13 | |
| No, cheaper alternative is not effective | 2 |