All consumer medication information is not created equal: implications for medication safety.
Monkman H, Kushniruk AW. All Consumer Medication Information Is Not Created Equal: Implications for Medication Safety. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017;234:233-237.
Medication management in outpatient settings requires patients to recognize adverse medication effects. This expert review study found that standardized information from a large Canadian retail pharmacy lacked key information about possible adverse effects and drug interactions. The authors suggest that this information gap leads to an urgent and addressable patient safety risk.