Short-term medical service trips (MSTs) aim to address unmet health care needs of low-and
middle-income countries. The lack of critically reviewed empirical evidence of activities and …

Background The ability of patients to understand pharmacotherapy information is critical to
the successful use of medications. One of the risk factors that may predispose the patient to …

Background With concerns about the medication literacy skills of patients comes the need to
develop various types of information materials that will enhance understanding and drug …

Pharmaceutical care requires a patient-centered approach, focusing on the ability of patients
to understand drug-related information and follow the instructions delivered by pharmacists …

Highlights•Participative involvement of end users is rare in pharmaceutical pictogram
design.•Pictogram success varies considerably between groups with different …

Despite living in a visually saturated world, with visual content permeating seemingly every
aspect of our lives, an area in which visuals are still under-represented is health …

The relationship between reading ability and health, known as health literacy, broadly
reflects the skills and competencies required to operate within the healthcare environment. It …

Background Medication errors can often occur due to the patient's inability to comprehend
written or verbal medication orders. This study aimed to develop pictograms of selected …

Objective To assess the understanding and cultural acceptability of the United States
Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information (USP-DI) in a group of elderly Brazilians. Methods …

Background Limited health literacy often results in people inadequately understanding
medicines-related information and subsequently not taking medicines as prescribed. Using …