Description
For sample persons under age 18 who have taken seven or more medicines in the past two weeks, MED2WRX7 indicates if a doctor prescribed the seventh type of medication the child is reported to have taken in the previous two weeks.
MED2WRX7 is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement. For more information and related variables about child medication intake, please see MED2W1.
Related Variables
Persons are also asked about the type of seventh reported medication used MED2W7, the main health problem for which the seventh reported medication was used MED2WPROB7, whether or not a doctor recommended the seventh reported medication MED2WDREC7, and the frequency with which the seventh reported medication was taken in the past three months MED2WFREQ7.
