Do Pictograms on Medication Packages Cause People to Consult Package Inserts Less Often? If so, With What Consequences?

ABSTRACT: Overall, pharmaceutical pictograms seem to improve medication adherence. However, little is known about how warning pictograms (e.g., "do not drive after taking") on medication packages influence patients' information-seeking strategies such as consulting the package insert (PI) to determine other features such as the correct dosage. In this online study, participants (358 students) were presented with three fictitious scenarios (e.g., headache after alcohol consumption; factor scenario) in which medication use would be contraindicated. Each scenario was accompanied by a visual presentation of a medication package that could contain three possible pictogram selections or arrangements (factor warning); some arrangements contained pictograms relevant to the situation represented by the scena

SUBMITTER: Reijnen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10451860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature