Development of a method to determine the level of understanding of package inserts for over-the-counter medication: Factors affecting understanding

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: PIS-P-18
• By: MOCHIZUKI, Mayumi (Keio University, Department of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan)
• Co-author(s): Hashiguchi, M. (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan)
  Kaneko, R. (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan)
  Hosaka, A. (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan)
  Ueda, K. (Sugi Pharmacy, Aichi, Japan)
  Kodera, K. (Sugi Pharmacy, Aichi, Japan)
  Nakamura, M. (Sugi Pharmacy, Aichi, Japan)
  Sakakibara, M. (Sugi Pharmacy, Aichi, Japan)
  Kurokawa, T. (Keio University, Tokyo, Japan)
  
• Abstract:

  Objective: To develop a label comprehension study (LCS) of package inserts for OTC medications in Japan, we evaluated whether it would be possible to detect differences in the level of understanding due to layout, font size and font color of package insert.
  Setting: a community pharmacy
  Methods: Two different types of package insert (same contents,

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