Refining Prescription Warning Labels Using Patient Feedback: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: The complexity of written medication information hinders patients' understanding and leads to patient misuse of prescribed medications. Incorporating patient feedback in designing prescription warning labels (PWLs) is crucial in enhancing patient comprehension of medication warning instructions. This qualitative study explored patient feedback on five newly designed PWLs. In-depth semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 21 patients, who were 18 years and older, spoke English, and took a prescription medication. These patients were shown different variations of the five most commonly used PWLs-Take with Food, Do not Drink Alcohol, Take with a Full glass of Water, Do not Chew or Break, and Protect from Sunlight. The 60-minute interviews explored feedback on patient compre

SUBMITTER: Shiyanbola OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4892508 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature