Assessment of the quality of medication information for patients in Spain

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-18

  Mira, José Joaquín ^a,b   Lorenzo, Susana ^c   Pérez Jover, Virtudes ^b   Navarro, Isabel ^b   Martín De Rosales, Ana María ^c   Lara, Catalina ^c  

^a Health Authority   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Medication information; Pamphlets; Patient education; Patient information leaflet

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEPTIC ULCER; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; READING; RELIABILITY; SIDE EFFECT; SPAIN; ULCER; VARICOSIS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COMPREHENSION; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; READING; SPAIN;

EID: 84871488252     PISSN: 14740338     EISSN: 1744764X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2013.744965     Document Type: Article

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