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An epidemiological approach to targeting drug information. 1986

L W Green, and P D Mullen, and R B Friedman

Reliance on pharmaceuticals for medial therapy, especially for chronic conditions in an aging society, poses important questions regarding patient's understanding of and adherence to their drug regimens. Related policy issues have been debated chiefly in the context of regulations administered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), such as the once proposed 'patient package inserts'. A population-based analysis of the distribution of health risks and drug utilization errors--including errors of omission--identifies a set of allocation issues for improving use of medications for public health as well as medical and pharmacy practice. These issues center particularly on channels and targets of drug information, including mass media, community and private medical practices, age and sex groupings within the patient and non-patient populations, and selected diseases, conditions and drugs requiring more attention. A conceptual framework for determining information needs is developed with recommendations for a combined public health and patient education strategy for the reduction of drug errors and the enhancement of drug benefits.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D011634	Public Health	Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.	Community Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health,Health, Community,Health, Public
D004346	Drug Information Services	Services providing pharmaceutic and therapeutic drug information and consultation.	Information Services, Drug,Services, Drug Information,Drug Information Service,Information Service, Drug,Service, Drug Information
D004348	Drug Labeling	Use of written, printed, or graphic materials upon or accompanying a drug container or wrapper. It includes contents, indications, effects, dosages, routes, methods, frequency and duration of administration, warnings, hazards, contraindications, side effects, precautions, and other relevant information.	Labeling, Drug,Package Inserts, Drug,Product Labeling, Drug,Black Box Warning,Boxed Warning,Drug Labelling,Black Box Warnings,Box Warning, Black,Box Warnings, Black,Boxed Warnings,Drug Package Insert,Drug Package Inserts,Drug Product Labeling,Insert, Drug Package,Inserts, Drug Package,Labeling, Drug Product,Labelling, Drug,Package Insert, Drug,Warning, Black Box,Warning, Boxed,Warnings, Black Box,Warnings, Boxed
D004812	Epidemiologic Methods	Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations.	Epidemiologic Method,Epidemiological Methods,Methods, Epidemiologic,Epidemiological Method,Method, Epidemiologic,Method, Epidemiological,Methods, Epidemiological
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D014486	United States Food and Drug Administration	An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to maintaining standards of quality of foods, drugs, therapeutic devices, etc.	Food and Drug Administration (U.S.),USFDA,Food and Drug Administration,United States Food, Drug Administration