Catlin Jesse R, Brass Eric P
College of Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2018 Oct 26;6(4):119. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy6040119.
Despite providing a consistent and comprehensible format for over-the-counter (OTC) drug communication, research suggests important limitations in the communication effectiveness of the Drug Facts Label required on OTC drugs in the United States. This literature is reviewed and some of these critical limitations of the Drug Facts Label (DFL) highlighted. These include difficulty communicating complex information that requires integration of multiple pieces of label information and limited adaptability to serve the unique needs of individual populations (e.g., low literacy or older consumers). Potential ways to improve the DFL's communication effectiveness are identified along with complementary opportunities to improve OTC drug communication by leveraging the role of pharmacists and use of adjunctive technologies.
尽管为非处方药(OTC)的信息交流提供了一致且易懂的格式,但研究表明,美国非处方药所要求的药品说明书标签在信息交流有效性方面存在重要局限性。本文对该文献进行了综述,并突出了药品说明书标签(DFL)的一些关键局限性。这些局限性包括难以传达需要整合多条标签信息的复杂信息,以及在满足个体人群(如低文化水平或老年消费者)独特需求方面适应性有限。确定了提高药品说明书标签信息交流有效性的潜在方法,以及通过发挥药剂师的作用和使用辅助技术来改善非处方药信息交流的补充机会。