Guessability of standard pharmaceutical pictograms in members of the Nigerian public [PDF]
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023 Background: Pharmaceutical pictograms are standardized images used to visually convey medication instructions. Very little is known about the ability of Africans to interpret these images.
Samirah Abdu-Aguye, Aishatu Shehu
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Pharmaceutical pictograms: User-centred redesign, selection and validation [PDF]
PEC Innovation, 2023 Objective: In an earlier study, several tested International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) pictograms did not achieve validity among older adults in Singapore.
Tan Ngiap Chuan +2 more
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Patient satisfaction survey of the “Healthy Heart” pharmaceutical care service – evaluation of pharmacy labelling with pharmaceutical pictograms [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Introduction Low adherence is a major challenge in healthcare worldwide, being particularly dangerous for patients with chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and heart failure, where strict adherence is essential. Non-adherence is observed in
Piotr Merks +8 more
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Assessing the Understanding of Pharmaceutical Pictograms among Cultural Minorities: The Example of Hindu Individuals Communicating in European Portuguese [PDF]
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2018 One of the sources of poor health outcomes is the lack of compliance with the prescribed treatment plans, often due to communication barriers between healthcare professionals and patients.
Cavaco A, Cavaco Afonso
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A qualitative study to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders regarding pharmaceutical pictograms in Pakistan [PDF]
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeBackground: This qualitative study in Pakistan aims to gather perspectives from health regulators, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and healthcare professionals regarding the implementation of pharmaceutical pictograms.Methods: An exploratory qualitative ...
Kanza Arshad +3 more
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Evaluation of pharmaceutical pictograms by older “turkers”: A cross-sectional crowdsourced study [PDF]
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 2021 Well-designed pharmaceutical pictograms may improve patients' understanding of medication instructions. However, the iterative participatory design process required to produce effective pictograms can be costly in terms of money, time, and effort.
, George Demiris, Laura Hart
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 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 as well as other health-care providers included in the circle of ...
Piotr Merks +2 more
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Trajectories of Physical and Pharmacological Dependence in Previously Independent Nonagenarian Sepsis Survivors. [PDF]
Geriatr Gerontol IntGeriatrics &Gerontology International, Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2026.
Shimoyama Y, Kadono N, Umegaki O.
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Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Overall, pharmaceutical pictograms seem to improve medication adherence. However, little is known about how warning pictograms (e.g., “do not drive after taking”) on medication packages influence patients’ information-seeking strategies such as ...
Swen Jonas Kühne +2 more
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Did the French pregnancy pictogram change antiseizure medication use during pregnancy? [PDF]
EpilepsiaAbstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess the impact of introducing a pregnancy pictogram on medication packaging on the prescription and dispensation of antiseizure medications and on the maternal and neonatal outcomes for women exposed to these medications.
Araujo M +7 more
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