Patients' insight of interpreting prescriptions and drug labels--a cross sectional study.

Patients' insight of interpreting prescriptions and drug labels--a cross sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Errors in consuming drugs are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, besides an impact on the already overburdened health-care system. Misunderstanding drug labels and prescriptions plays an important role in contributing to adverse drug events. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate abili...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Junaid Patel, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Farheen Ali, Zehra Kazmi, Talha Riaz, Safia Awan, Ayesha L Sorathia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3670850?pdf=render

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