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Developing a national standard for dispensed medicine labels

  • At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
  • Type: Poster
  • Poster code: POS-HMI-037
  • By: SHIPP, Diana (THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION ON SAFETY AND QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE)
  • Co-author(s): Diana Shipp: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, Australia
    Parisa Aslani: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Vivien Tong: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Alice Gilbert: Pharmacy Projects & Policy, Top End Health Service, Northern Territory, Australia
    Jackie Crofton: Department of Pharmacy, Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, Australia
    Joanne Young: Pharmacy Department , The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • Abstract:

    Background

    Misunderstanding how and when to take a medicine can lead to unintentional misuse of medicines with adverse health outcomes. Health literacy must be considered for effective communication via dispensed labels.

    In 2013, dispensed labelling recommendations for safe and effective medicine use were published in Australia. Interpretation and

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