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Low and marginally literate patients have difficulty following the prescription label instruction "take two tablets by mouth daily" even when they are able to read dosage instructions correctly.
Low and marginally literate patients have difficulty following the prescription label instruction "take two tablets by mouth daily" even when they are able to read dosage instructions correctly.
Source: Wolf MS, Davis TC, Shrank W, et al. To err is human: Patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions. Patient Educ Couns. 2007;67:293-300. [ go to Pubmed ]
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