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.

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.

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.