While over-reliance on medicines in care provision and self-care has been widely and critically discussed in and beyond academia, less attention has been paid to how care seekers navigate the medical supply side of healthcare as well as the moral choices they face when examining their options. In a Medical Humanities blog (published May 30, 2023), Emma, Rui and Susanne present preliminary findings from sub-study 1 within the project, drawing on interviews they have conducted in the spring 2023.