Patient information leaflets (PILs) are provided by the manufacturer following a standard template consisting of the same types of information for every medication.

It does not consider how an individual patient might react to a medication based on their pharmacogenomic data. Take various opioids like codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as examples.

The FDA has proposed a rule that would require patients to receive an easy-to-read medication information guide when they are prescribed drugs and certain biological products, the agency announced ...

Patients with ADHD, receiving free medication from the government, are unable to know the side effects since product leaflets ...

State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including one who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of blood thinner.

When prescribing the medication, Ms N failed to take into account the patient’s kidney disease, which should have signaled the need for a lower dosage of valacyclovir. Mrs E filled the ...

Picking up medication with pharmacists’ scribbles on the box could be a thing of the past. Corrected to specify that Medical Leaflets Patient Safety is a medical packaging group, not a patient ...

Medication adherence for patients with asthma can be improved through patient empowerment by way of effective dialogue and appropriate education, according to a recent review.

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Patient Safety Day, the federal government has called for safer medication practices. The minister of health, Dr. Osagie ...