Consequence		U.S. family physicians' reports (n = 416)	Family physicians' reports from five other countries (n = 356)	Total (n = 772)
None reported		79 (19%)	41 (11.5%)	120 (15.5%)
Health consequences, including		156 (37.5%)	206 (57.9%)	362 (46.9%)
	Patient/others at increased risk*	88 (21.2%)	85 (23.9%)	173 (22.4%)
	Patient upset	21 (5%)	33 (9.3%)	54 (7%)
	Patient suffered physical pain	13 (3.1%)	36 (10.1%)	49 (6.3%)
	Patient's health status worsened	41 (9.9%)	93 (26.1%)	134 (17.4%)
Care consequences, including		146 (35.1%)	155 (43.5%)	301 (39%)
	Care delayed	83 (20%)	81 (22.8%)	164 (21.2%)
	Patient admitted to the hospital	10 (2.4%)	12 (3.4%)	22 (2.8%)
Financial and time costs, including costs to		90 (21.6%)	64 (18%)	154 (19.9%)
	Patients	65 (15.6%)	36 (10.1%)	101 (13.1%)
	Physicians, pharmacists, staff	81 (19.5%)	45 (12.6%)	126 (16.3%)
	Health system/payers	36 (8.7%)	31 (8.7%)	67 (8.7%)