When appropriately prescribed, administered and monitored, medications are a cost-effective way to help older adults maintain health, recover from illness or control symptoms of chronic disease. [1] ...

The FDA says 75% of Americans have trouble taking their medications as directed. Using medication incorrectly contributes to nearly 25% of hospital admissions and approximately 125,000 deaths each ...

FDA proposes creating one-page medication sheets to simplify drug information for patients The agency is now proposing making short medication sheets that summarize basic information including the ...

Patients who receive a simple, multicolor, standardized medication instruction sheet before surgery are more likely to comply with their physician’s instructions and experience a significantly shorter ...

A new study looked at the value of a medication instruction sheet (MIS) in alerting patients and pharmacists to ADRs, as well as their timing and degree of severity. The MIS predicted the timing of ...