articleAnnals of Internal MedicineDec 19, 2006Closed access

Literacy and Misunderstanding Prescription Drug Labels

General Department of Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

Background

Health literacy has increasingly been viewed as a patient safety issue and may contribute to medication errors.

Objective

To examine patients' abilities to understand and demonstrate instructions found on container labels of common prescription medications.

Citation impact

631
total citations
FWCI
18.98
Percentile
100%
References
33
Citations per year

Authors

7

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Health literacy
  • Medicine
  • Medical prescription
  • Literacy
  • Pill
  • Family medicine
  • Confounding
  • Prescription drug
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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