Jeetu G, Girish T
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Young Pharm. 2010 Jan;2(1):107-11. doi: 10.4103/0975-1483.62218.
Today, in the health care profession, all types of medication errors including missed dose, wrong dosage forms, wrong time interval, wrong route, etc., are a big deal for better patient care. Today, problems related to medications are common in the healthcare profession, and are responsible for significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. Several recent studies have demonstrated that patients frequently have difficulty in reading and understanding medication labels. According to the Institute of Medicine report, "Preventing Medication Errors", cited poor labeling as a central cause for medication errors in the USA. Evidence suggests that specific content and format of prescription drug labels facilitate communication with and comprehension by patients. Efforts to improve the labels should be guided by such evidence, although an additional study assessing the influence of label design on medication-taking behavior and health outcomes is needed. Several policy options exist to require minimal standards to optimize medical therapy, particularly in light of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.
如今，在医疗行业，各类用药错误，包括漏服、剂型错误、给药时间间隔错误、给药途径错误等，对于提供更好的患者护理而言都是重大问题。如今，与药物相关的问题在医疗行业很常见，并且会导致显著的发病率、死亡率和成本。最近的几项研究表明，患者在阅读和理解药品标签方面经常存在困难。根据美国医学研究所的报告《预防用药错误》，标签不佳被列为美国用药错误的主要原因。有证据表明，处方药标签的特定内容和格式有助于与患者沟通并便于患者理解。改善标签的努力应以这类证据为指导，不过还需要一项额外的研究来评估标签设计对用药行为和健康结果的影响。为优化药物治疗，特别是鉴于新的医疗保险处方药福利，有几种政策选择可用于规定最低标准。
