The legibility of prescription medication labelling in Canada: moving from pharmacy-centred to patient-centred labels.

Susan J. Leat; Kristina Ahrens; Abinaya Krishnamoorthy; Deborah Gold; Carlos H. Rojas-Fernandez

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The legibility of prescription medication labelling in Canada: moving from pharmacy-centred to patient-centred labels.

July 30, 2014

Leat SJ, Ahrens K, Krishnamoorthy A, et al. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2014;147(3):179-187.

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According to this study, the majority of pharmacy medication labels in Canada do not follow best practice guidelines for print size, spacing, and layout. Simple changes to medication label formatting could potentially improve patient safety.

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