Standardizing Medication Labels (English, Institute of Medicine | Board on Population Health, Public He | Roundtable on Health Literacy)

About the Book

Medications are an important component of health care, but each year their misuse results in over a million adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits as well as hospitalizations and, in some cases, death. As a patient's most tangible source of information about what drug has been prescribed and how that drug is to be taken, the label on a container of prescription medication is a crucial line of defense against such medica…

ISBN: 9780309115292