The Variability and Quality of Medication Container Labels
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine

This is the first study, to our knowledge, that assesses the variability of the content and format of prescription drug container labels. Although FDA-required items were present on every label, there was marked inconsistency with regard to other types of information. We found substantial discrepancies in the presence of warning or other important instruction labels. Some containers lacked warnings altogether and in other cases warnings were placed sporadically. Warnings or instructions were frequently printed in a small font, smaller than many elderly patients can read even with the assistance of refractive glasses. Instead, the labels emphasized items that identify the pharmacy, while less attention was called to medication warnings.

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