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How well do patients understand medication information written in prescriptions? A study from Eastern India (Record no. 133107)
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Debaleena Das |
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| Title | How well do patients understand medication information written in prescriptions? A study from Eastern India |
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| Extent | p 83-89, |
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| Summary, etc. biblio.abstract | INTRODUCTION: <br/>Appropriate understanding of medicine-related advice in a prescription by patients ensures therapeutic compliance and mitigates avoidable medication intake-related errors.<br/><br/>AIMS: <br/>This study assessed how well patients or their caregivers attending a tertiary care hospital have understood medicine-related information in their outpatient department (OPD) prescription.<br/><br/>MATERIALS AND METHODS: <br/>This prospective questionnaire-based observational study was conducted on patients attending outpatient clinics of four departments of a tertiary care hospital. The questionnaire had both open and close-ended questions, which assessed understanding of written information related to the prescribed medicines.<br/><br/>RESULTS: <br/>A total of 380 patients were enrolled in the study. 59.21% (95% CI 54.2–64.04) respondents had an excellent or good understanding of drug dosage. Similarly, 40% (95% CI 35.2–45) about drug frequency and 59.77% (95% CI 54.66–64.7) had excellent understanding of drug duration. However, overall composite understanding of prescriptions was poor in 36.84% (95% CI 32.14–41.8) of study participants. Patients with a higher level of education or from higher socioeconomic groups had a better understanding compared to other educational and socioeconomic categories. Suggestions for better patient understanding included prescriptions in vernacular language and pictorial representations.<br/><br/>CONCLUSIONS: <br/>The study conducted in a tertiary care public hospital in India, reveals suboptimal understanding of medication-related information in OPD prescriptions. Based on the study outcome, measures have been taken to address the issue. Furthermore, there is a need for designing tailored interventions based on the patient profile attending a healthcare facility to facilitate better understanding. |
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| Subject | <a href="Comprehension ">Comprehension </a> |
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| -- | <a href="medicines">medicines</a> |
| -- | <a href="obervational study">obervational study</a> |
| -- | <a href="prescription">prescription</a> |
| -- | <a href="understanding">understanding</a> |
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| Personal name | Kotal Shreya |
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| Host Biblionumber | 125270 |
| Host Itemnumber | 114201 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India |
| Title | Indian Journal of Pharmacology |
| International Standard Serial Number | 0253-7613 |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNDT Juhu | SNDT Juhu | 29/10/2025 | jp984.3 | 29/10/2025 | 29/10/2025 | Journal Article |