More than 90 per cent of American Women use prescription medication

New research shows that women could be running unnecessary risks by not fully disclosing to their doctors which medications they use, even when repeatedly prompted.

The study, published Tuesday in the United States, shows that women they examined are heavily medicated, relying on a potpourri of prescription and over-the-counter medications, topped up with herbal supplements.

The researchers said that they were surprised at the rates of medication use they found. Among the 567 women studied, more than 90 per cent used prescription medication and more than half used herbal supplements. A whopping 96.5 per cent used over-the-counter medications, almost two-thirds of them using four or more regularly.

Is the condition of being Female becoming a medical condition?