EBSCOhost: Health literacy in pharmacy#db=a9h&AN=32428917 - 2 views
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Michael A on 18 Nov 10Tkacz, Victoria L.; Metzger, Anne; Pruchnicki, Maria C.. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 5/15/2008, Vol. 65 Issue 10, p974-981 this article deals with the problems of communication between the Pharmacy and the consumer. It gets into the responsiblilty of the pharmacists to make sure that what is put on the labels to medication, is understandable to the common man. It talks about the numerous times where the patients misread the directions, or just did not understand the directions by the Pharmacy, and the labels to the medication.