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Do you tell your doctor about your experience with a medication that the doctor has prescribed to you?   (end date: 6/24/2012)

Do you share personal health care information, concerns, and diagnoses on Facebook?  (end date: 4/22/2012)

Should Supreme Court Justices Thomas (with insurance industry ties) and Kagan (Obama administration ties) recuse themselves from upcoming case on US healthcare reform?  (end date: 2/6/2012)

With around 80% of drug ingredients sourced from foreign manufacturers, are you concerned about the ability of the FDA to regulate the safety of US drug products?  (end date: 1/4/2012)

"Smart Pills": What is your opinion about drugs embedded with microchips that allow your health provider to monitor whether you take your meds?  (end date: 9/27/2011)

Should the US Supreme Court uphold the Vermont law that requires doctors' permission before pharmacies can sell prescribing data to data mining and marketing companies?  (end date: 7/24/2011)

Do you think the quality and safety of drugs manufactured in the US are better or worse than they were 20 years ago?  (end date: 5/5/2011)

Do you think the new health care reform law should be repealed?  (end date: 3/13/2011)

Do you understand what you or your insurance company will be billed for after a doctor visit?  (end date: 1/18/2011)

What is the most effective way to remember to take your medication?  (end date: 8/31/2010)

Are you optimistic that the new health care reform program is a step in the right direction?  (end date: 4/13/2010)

Are you in favor of a voluntary govt. program providing benefits of around $75 a day so that disabled and seniors could stay in their home using home atttendants or adult day care?  (end date: 3/31/2010)

Do you look for and report medical billing errors to your insurance company, even if it does not affect the amount you personally have to pay?  (end date: 1/8/2010)

Do you think health care reform should partially be paid for by new limits on tax deductions for the wealthiest (>$1 million in income) Americans?  (end date: 10/7/2009)

Should schools be strict or lenient about vaccination requirements?  (end date: 7/23/2009)

Should the FDA require consumer packaging to provide information on the manufacturing location and source country for the ingredients for prescription drugs?  (end date: 3/13/2009)

Which healthcare initiative would you most like to see enacted right away in the Obama administration?  (end date: 12/31/2008)

Which presidential candidate is more likely to make affordable and better quality health care available to you?  (end date: 11/18/2008)

Should pharmacies be required to dispose of unused prescription drugs?  (end date: 9/22/2008)

If you didn't fill a prescription you received from your doctor, why not?  (end date: 6/10/2008)

What data, if any, should pharmacies be allowed to sell to marketing companies?  (end date: 1/31/2008)

Which information source do you feel needs the MOST improvement when it comes to providing prescription drug information?  (end date: 4/1/2007)

SENIORS ONLY: Have you signed up for the new Medicare Prescription program?  (end date: 7/31/2006)

Should women be able to purchase the "morning after" pill without a prescription?  (end date: 2/2/2006)

Should pharmacies be required to fill your prescription, even if the pharmacist has moral or religious objections to the potential use of the drug?  (end date: 9/2/2005)

Are pharmaceutical advertisements usually appropriate and helpful to patients?  (end date: 5/28/2005)

Should the Supreme Court rule that medical marijuana laws in 11 states are invalid because of a federal ban on marijuana?  (end date: 4/14/2005)

Will you or seniors you know be better off with the new medicare prescription drug benefits in the bill signed by President Bush?  (end date: 12/7/2004)

Should the US allow reimportation of drugs so that Americans can purchase them at cheaper prices?  (end date: 12/28/2003)

Should the FDA have the power to decide which drugs are sold over-the-counter?  (end date: 7/29/2003)

Should consumers be allowed to sue vaccine manufacturers?  (end date: 4/24/2003)

Are you paying more now for prescription drugs than you did a year ago?  (end date: 12/31/2002)

Do you think doctors are influenced too much by freebies offered by pharmaceutical companies, such as free trips to educational seminars at resorts?  (end date: 11/1/2002)

Have you ever ordered a prescription drug at an online drugstore?  (end date: 8/31/2002)

Should Congress approve a parity law that will make health insurance companies provide equal coverage for physical and mental illness?  (end date: 3/6/2002)

Do you think that prescription drug packaging provides you with adequate information about side effects and interactions?  (end date: 1/5/2002)

Should herbal remedies go through the same rigorous clinical testing as drugs or should they be regulated as foods by the FDA?  (end date: 11/9/2001)

Do you think that Patient Bill of Rights legislation goes far enough in protecting rights of health care consumers?  (end date: 8/30/2001)

Have you ever tried herbal remedies for your health problem instead of going to the doctor for a prescription drug?  (end date: 6/29/2001)

Do you think Claritin, Allegra, Zyrtec and similar prescription allergy drugs should go over-the-counter?  (end date: 6/4/2001)

Is it ok for high school students to bring over-the-counter drugs to school for their own use?  (end date: 5/19/2001)

Should Medicare coverage be expanded to include prescription drugs for senior citizens?  (end date: 4/21/2001)

New healthcare regulations being considered would allow companies to market health care products to you based on your health care records without patient consent.  (end date: 3/21/2001)

Should doctors be allowed to prescribe marijuana for medical reasons?  (end date: 2/28/2001)

Do you approve of President Bush's decision to eliminate federal funding of international family planning organizations that provide educational information about abortion?  (end date: 2/6/2001)

Should all Americans be guaranteed a minimum level of health coverage?  (end date: 1/23/2001)

Should pharmaceutical companies be allowed to send promotional mailings to your home based on your health care records (e.g. prescriptions filled)?  (end date: 12/31/2000)

Should doctors that prescribe the new "abortion pill" drug RU-486 be allowed to maintain their anonymity?  (end date: 12/24/2000)

Do you think that pharmacists have the right to accept monetary incentives for encouraging patients to switch drug brands?  (end date: 12/1/2000)

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  • • yes and they never listen
  • • Always - he needs to know about what he's prescribing.
  • • I tel lthem, but I feel it falls on deaf ears.
  • • But they say they don't think the medicine is what is causing my problems
  • • if you dont tell him, how can they help or change it
  • • Does it really matter anymore?
  • • But doctors deny side effects.
  • • she never mentioned side effects to start with
  • • I would if we actually communicated when I went to visit
  • • Good idea to check aska patient every time. Thanks.
  • • they do not want to hear about it