Reading level of drug information printouts: A barrier to effective communication of patient medication information

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1329-1338

  Rolland, P D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Literacy and health care; Medication information; Patient counseling; Pharmaceutical care and communication; Readability assessment

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BUSPIRONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CISAPRIDE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; FAMOTIDINE; FLUOXETINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TRIAMTERENE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LORATADINE; MEVINOLIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PRAVASTATIN; SALBUTAMOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0033725046     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286150003400440     Document Type: Article

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