Description
For sample persons under age 18 who have taken eight or more medicines in the past two weeks, MED2WRX8 indicates if a doctor prescribed the eighth type of medication the child is reported to have taken in the previous two weeks.
MED2WRX8 is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement. For more information and related variables, please see MED2W1.
Related Variables
Persons are also asked about the type of eighth reported medication used MED2W8, the main health problem for which the eighth reported medication was used MED2WPROB8, whether or not a doctor recommended the eighth reported medication MED2WDREC8, and the frequency with which the eighth reported medication was taken in the past three months MED2WFREQ8.
