Inclusion of salt form on prescription medication labeling as a source of patient confusion: a pilot study
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| contents | Inclusion of salt form on prescription medication labeling as a source of patient confusion: a pilot study Dana J. MCDOUGALL James D. HOEHNS Tara T. FELLER Savana J. KRIENER Matthew J. WITRY Medicina United States Patient Safety Drug Labeling Drug Packaging Health Literacy Background : It has been estimated that 10,000 patient injuries occur in the US annually due to confusion involving drug names. An unexplored source of patient misunderstandings may be m edication salt forms. Objective : The objective of this study was to assess patient knowledge and comprehension regarding the salt forms of medications as a potential source of medication errors. Methods : A 12 item questionnaire which assessed patient knowledge of medication nam es on prescription labels was administered to a convenience sample of patients presenting to a family practice clinic. Descriptive statistics were calculated and multivariate analyses were performed. Results : There were 308 responses. Overall, 41% of patients agreed they find their medication names confusing. Participants corre ctly answered to salt form questions between 12.1% and 56.9% of the time. Taking more prescription medications and higher education level were positively associated with providing more correct answers to 3 medication sa lt form knowledge questions, while age was negatively associated. Conclusions : Patient misconcep tions about medication salt forms are common. These findings support recommendations to standardize the inclusion or exclusion of salt forms. Increasing pat ient education is another possible approach to reducing confusion. 2016 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69044429008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/69044429008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.1 Vol.14 |
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| spellingShingle | Inclusion of salt form on prescription medication labeling as a source of patient confusion: a pilot study Dana J. MCDOUGALL Medicina United States Patient Safety Drug Labeling Drug Packaging Health Literacy Inclusion of salt form on prescription medication labeling as a source of patient confusion: a pilot study Dana J. MCDOUGALL James D. HOEHNS Tara T. FELLER Savana J. KRIENER Matthew J. WITRY Medicina United States Patient Safety Drug Labeling Drug Packaging Health Literacy Background : It has been estimated that 10,000 patient injuries occur in the US annually due to confusion involving drug names. An unexplored source of patient misunderstandings may be m edication salt forms. Objective : The objective of this study was to assess patient knowledge and comprehension regarding the salt forms of medications as a potential source of medication errors. Methods : A 12 item questionnaire which assessed patient knowledge of medication nam es on prescription labels was administered to a convenience sample of patients presenting to a family practice clinic. Descriptive statistics were calculated and multivariate analyses were performed. Results : There were 308 responses. Overall, 41% of patients agreed they find their medication names confusing. Participants corre ctly answered to salt form questions between 12.1% and 56.9% of the time. Taking more prescription medications and higher education level were positively associated with providing more correct answers to 3 medication sa lt form knowledge questions, while age was negatively associated. Conclusions : Patient misconcep tions about medication salt forms are common. These findings support recommendations to standardize the inclusion or exclusion of salt forms. Increasing pat ient education is another possible approach to reducing confusion. 2016 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69044429008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/69044429008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.1 Vol.14 |
| title | Inclusion of salt form on prescription medication labeling as a source of patient confusion: a pilot study |
| topic | Medicina United States Patient Safety Drug Labeling Drug Packaging Health Literacy |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69044429008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/69044429008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69044429008/movil |