Becker's Healthcare May 30, 2023
The FDA proposed a new, one-page medication guide outline for prescription drugs and biologics to ensure a “consistent and easy-to-understand format” for patients, the agency said May 30.
The drafted medication guide, called “Patient Medication Information,” will work to solve current issues, such as “confusing, conflicting, incomplete or repetitive” drug information handed to patients, the FDA said.
In the U.S., nonadherence to medications leads to about 125,000 deaths per year, about 1 in 4 hospital readmissions and 50...