Abstract
In this study, we intended to have the basis for educating patients and their attendants how to take medicines. Two hundreds mothers of the patients were asked to fill out questionnairs as to how to let their children take medicine. The recovery rate of the questionnairs was 80%. Seventy-eight percent of the patients were between one year and six years old. The most mothers answered that they followed the directions by doctors and had their children take medicine which were mostly in the form of powder or liquid. About 30% of the mothers were not satisfied with the explanations how to take medicine by doctors or pharmacists. Forty-one percent wanted more explanations or informations about side effects of the medicines.
