Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief.

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Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief.

May 31, 2017

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2017.

Medication safety is a global health care concern. This workshop proceedings report highlights expert opinion on how to improve the clarity of medication information and the way it is communicated to patients. Panelists focused on elements of the process such as the patient experience, health literacy, medication instructions, and design of medication packaging.

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