Standard drug monographs (SDMs) have been described as deficient in providing information in a manner simplified enough for patient reading. The aim of this study was to design patient information leaflets for hydrochlorothiazide, nifedipine and enalapril with content indicated by patients as relevant and to evaluate them against the SDM. Patient information leaflet (PIL) for each drug was designed to contain information on name, use of drug, how it works, how it is to be taken, common side effects, storage, missed dose action, things to avoid and when to contact the physician. Appropriateness was assessed by 10 practising pharmacists. For each drug, 40 patients were recruited, of which 20 were given SDM and 20 PIL. The knowledge of ea...
Objective: To evaluate :(1) community pharmacists’ habits concerning information gathering and commu...
Introduction: Criticisms of the mandated patient information leaflets (PILs) supplied with all medic...
AbstractBackgroundInadequate access to useful scientifically accurate patient information is a major...
The non-adherence to and non-compliance with the prescribed course of medication are considered seri...
Introduction: The Institute of Medicine reports and recently published studies indicate that mortali...
Introduction: Patient information leaflets (PILs) of medicinal products are informative documents th...
Package leaflet is regulated by the law with the neccessary information about a particular drug and ...
IntroductionThai patients do not routinely receive patient information leaflets (PILs) with medicine...
IntroductionThai patients do not routinely receive patient information leaflets (PILs) with medicine...
The primary aim of this exploratory study was to analyse the design factors contributing to the read...
This paper analyses how Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) of over-the-counter medical products co...
Patient information leaflets (PILs) are required with all licensed medicines throughout the European...
Today, when consumers receive prescription drug pharmacy leaflets (also known as ‘consumer medicatio...
Medicines are the most common intervention in most health services. As with all treatments, those ta...
<p><strong>Abstract</strong> – This paper analyses how Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) of over-t...
Objective: To evaluate :(1) community pharmacists’ habits concerning information gathering and commu...
Introduction: Criticisms of the mandated patient information leaflets (PILs) supplied with all medic...
AbstractBackgroundInadequate access to useful scientifically accurate patient information is a major...
The non-adherence to and non-compliance with the prescribed course of medication are considered seri...
Introduction: The Institute of Medicine reports and recently published studies indicate that mortali...
Introduction: Patient information leaflets (PILs) of medicinal products are informative documents th...
Package leaflet is regulated by the law with the neccessary information about a particular drug and ...
IntroductionThai patients do not routinely receive patient information leaflets (PILs) with medicine...
IntroductionThai patients do not routinely receive patient information leaflets (PILs) with medicine...
The primary aim of this exploratory study was to analyse the design factors contributing to the read...
This paper analyses how Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) of over-the-counter medical products co...
Patient information leaflets (PILs) are required with all licensed medicines throughout the European...
Today, when consumers receive prescription drug pharmacy leaflets (also known as ‘consumer medicatio...
Medicines are the most common intervention in most health services. As with all treatments, those ta...
<p><strong>Abstract</strong> – This paper analyses how Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) of over-t...
Objective: To evaluate :(1) community pharmacists’ habits concerning information gathering and commu...
Introduction: Criticisms of the mandated patient information leaflets (PILs) supplied with all medic...
AbstractBackgroundInadequate access to useful scientifically accurate patient information is a major...