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Patient Information Leaflets: Informing or Frightening?

Background The purpose of patient information leaflets (PILs) is to inform patients about the administration, precautions and potential side effects of their prescribed medication. Despite European ...
RAPS

TGA Issues Guidance on Patient Implant Cards, Information Leaflets

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued guidance Wednesday to aid industry in following best practices for patient implant cards and patient information leaflets. Medical device ...
CBS News

Pharmacy Leaflets

Depending on your pharmacy for information on the side effects and potentially deadly interactions of prescription medications could be putting your life in jeopardy. More than 10,000 Americans die ...
JD Supra

FDA proposes mandatory patient labeling for Rx drugs - Proposed Patient Medication Information (PMI) is the latest in many efforts by FDA to mandate patient-directed labeling

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the proposed rule “Medication Guides: Patient Medication Information,” which would significantly change the agency’s prescription drug ...
Los Angeles Times

Studies Show That Informational Leaflets Don’t Curb Patient Visits

For every medical pamphlet we get at doctors’ offices and throw straight into the recycling bin, it seems there are 10 others that clutter our cars and purses, unread. Certainly, as two new studies ...
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NHS patient information leaflets are 'inaccurate, inconsistent and confusing'

The NHS's patient information leaflets are "inaccurate, inconsistent, and confusing – and effort is duplicated" argues GP Margaret McCartney on bmj.com. In a feature published today, Dr McCartney says ...
Pulse

Statins not linked with most side effects in patient information leaflets

Statins do not cause most of the side effects listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, UK research has concluded. A ...

BBC doctor gives 11 questions any patient on medication should ask GP

A Doctor has given BBC Morning Live viewers key questions they should ask their GP whenever they’re given a prescription. Appearing on the show today, Dr Punam Krishan told hosts Greg Rutherford and ...

VR could reduce anxiety for people undergoing medical procedures

Using virtual reality (VR) to explain what to expect ahead of a medical procedure could help patients better understand their treatment and reduce anxiety, a new study suggests. The research was ...

BBC doctor on 'critical thing' anyone on medication in UK 'must never do'

Dr Punam Krishan appeared on BBC Morning Live to share 11 essential questions patients should ask their GP about any new ...
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Patient Information Leaflets: Informing or Frightening?

The study was approved by the research ethics committee of the University of Witten/Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Out of 43 patients recruited by their GPs, 35 (9 women) agreed to ...