For years, American consumers have been bombarded with overhyped advertising for prescription drugs. On average, they spend more time watching drug ads on TV -- 16 hours a year -- than talking with ...

A label begins with highlights, a succinct, half-page summary of the information that health care practitioners most commonly refer to and view as most important (Figure 2). [4] This section provides ...

“Take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or ...

Redesigning medication labels for intravenous medication bags could help prevent medication errors from happening in the operating room, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. For the ...

Many prescription abbreviations originate from Latin terms. But, pharmacists translate these into plain language on medication labels so you can understand the instructions clearly. The use of ...