منابع مشابه
Awareness and Satisfaction of Patients with Iranian Patient Package Inserts
Background and purpose: A drug brochure or Patient Package Insert (PPI) is a folded sheet of paper in drug package that provides necessary information for effective and safe use of the drug. PPIs are one of the main sources of drug information, so, they should be clear and easily comprehensible to the general public. The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness and satisfaction of p...
متن کامل[Drug package inserts and the adequacy of patient's drug information].
OBJECTIVE To investigate the adequacy of the content and format of the patient information section in package inserts of commonly prescribed drugs at the internal medicine service of a school hospital. METHODS Forty eight package inserts were collected from six pharmacies of the city of Porto Alegre in June 1998. The presence of mandatory notification and other information required by Brazili...
متن کاملIdentifying Indications for Drugs in Drug Package Inserts
Linking drugs and their indications can helpt improve the quality of electronic medical records (EMRs) and facilitate clinical decision support. We investigate an automatic approach to extraction of indications for marketed drugs from drug package inserts. Our aim is to build a reference table that associates medications and their indications. This resourcecould facilitate maintenance of medica...
متن کاملEvaluation of medication package inserts in Saudi Arabia
PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine if package inserts (PIs) supplied with prescribed and over-the-counter medications in Saudi Arabia contain information relevant for the safe and appropriate use of these medications. METHODS Sixty PIs for prescription-only medications (n = 37) and over-the-counter medications (n = 23) were evaluated against a set of safety criteria compiled from th...
متن کاملPackage Inserts in India: Need for a Revision
Package insert is an officially approved document that accompanies a drug, and is intended to provide information for its safe and effective use. However, there is a high incidence of medication errors and the effective use of traditional package inserts is hampered by its complexity and problems of comprehension, for prescribers as well as patients. Thus, there is a need for revising and impro...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0015-5691,1347-8397
DOI: 10.1254/fpj.140.24