Applying dosage information when planning daily medication-taking routines: user testing study

• At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HMI-040
• By: ASLANI, Parisa (University of Sydney, Pharmacy)
• Co-author(s): Parisa Aslani: Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  Vivien Tong: Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  David K Raynor: School of Healthcare, The University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
  Diana Shipp: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, Australia
  Brian Parkinson: Making Sense, Sheffield, United Kingdom
  Daniel Lalor: Pharmacy, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
  Andrew Sobey: Pharmacy, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Canberra, Australia
  Alice Gilbert: Pharmacy, Top End Health Service, Darwin, Australia
  Jackie Crofton: Pharmacy, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia
  Joanne Young: Pharmacy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  Sophie Carter: Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  Shrada Chitlangia: Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Dosage expression on dispensed prescription medicine labels can lead to patient misunderstanding and inappropriate dosing. There is a need to explore the impact of dose statement variations on how people apply the information.

  Methods

  Groups of 10 participants user-tested a medicine label for pain-relief tablets/capsules (total 4 labels;
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