The Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Packaging Pictograms via Eye Tracking Technique
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2022 Background: Various visual tools are used to improve medication adherence in communication with the patient. Pharmaceutical pictograms are one such tool utilized within this communication process. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the
Merve Memişoğlu, Yener Yener Girişken
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Evaluation of pharmaceutical pictogram comprehension among adults in the Philippines
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022 Background The use of pharmaceutical pictograms to enhance patients’ understanding of drug regimens has been proven effective in many countries. There are two reference systems for pictograms generally used in pharmacy: the United States Pharmacopeia ...
Margarita M. Gutierrez +2 more
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Evaluation of the patients’ satisfaction on pharmaceutical pictogram provided in a Polish community pharmacy – pilot study [PDF]
Farmacja Polska, 2020 Background: Pharmaceutical pictograms are useful tools aimed to improve patients’ understanding of medical information. They can be easily implemented into routine settings and can embrace various information, among others, about drug regimen, drug ...
Adrianna Narożny +5 more
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Pharmaceutical indication pictograms for low literacy viewers: Health literacy and comprehension
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2023 Background: Poor comprehension of pharmaceutical pictograms used on medicine labels or leaflets can compromise understanding of medicine-taking information, potentially causing negative health outcomes.
Ros Dowse +3 more
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Evaluation of designed pharmaceutical pictograms among the Malaysian population
Clinical Epidemiology and Global HealthBackground: Poor medication adherence to treatment regimen and medication errors among patients are the main concerns for pharmacists. One creative way to make medical information easier to understand, improve health literacy, and be more memorable for ...
Anil Tumkur +6 more
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Guessability of U.S. pharmaceutical pictograms in Iranian prospective users. [PDF]
Pharm Pract (Granada), 2020 This study examined the gueassability of US pharmaceutical pictograms as well as associated demographic factors and cognitive design features among Iranian adults.A total of 400 participants requested to guess the meaning of 53 US pharmaceutical pictograms using the open-ended method.
Saremi M, Shekaripour ZS, Khodakarim S.
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Recall of Pharmaceutical Pictograms by Older Adults. [PDF]
Can J Hosp Pharm, 2019 ABSTRACTBackground: Low health literacy and high medication burden in the older adult population are contributing factors to the misunderstanding of medication instructions, leading to an increased risk of poor adherence and adverse events in this group of patients.
Vaillancourt R +4 more
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European Journal of Psychology Open: Introduction and aim: Pictograms can make taking medication safer. However, little is known about how pictograms on a medication package influence the subjective assessment of a medication. Methods: In this online study, 276 participants were presented
Swen Jonas Kühne +2 more
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Public attitudes towards the implementation of pharmaceutical care services in community pharmacies – a 2025 nationwide cross-sectional survey among adults in Poland [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyIntroductionPharmacists, as healthcare professionals, can improve treatment outcomes by providing pharmaceutical care services and implementing adherence-supporting tools.
Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal +4 more
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A pilot study to evaluate pharmaceutical pictograms in a multispecialty hospital at dehradun. [PDF]
J Young Pharm, 2011 Pharmaceutical pictograms have the potential to play an important role in optimizing compliance in the illiterate patient population. Pictograms may improve warning comprehension for those with visual or literacy difficulties and can sometimes be recognized and recalled far better than words. The main purpose of this study is to determine whether these
Joshi Y, Kothiyal P.
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