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[Patient education responsibility, specialty and administration information from the internal medicine viewpoint]. 1997

W D Ludwig

Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Abteilung für Hämatologie, Medizinische Fakultät Charité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Drug therapy requires both the thorough education of the patient by the physician and the patient's consent. The contents of the patient education should be based on the urgency of drug therapy, the patient's educational background, and his level of knowledge. Besides the instructions and explanations given to medicine users by physicians or pharmacists, the written patient information leaflet represents the main source of information. The objectives of the written information concerning a pharmaceutical product are to provide patients with clear information about the drug and, thus, to improve the drug compliance. Guidelines of the European Community (EC) for the writing of drug information leaflets (guideline 92/27) will hopefully lead to a more consumer-oriented drug information. The data sheet should give medical specialists the detailed information needed to safely use the drug. The note for guidance "Summary of Product Characteristics", recently proposed by the CPMP (Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products) of the EC, provides detailed instructions on how to present drug information.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007258	Informed Consent	Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.	Consent, Informed
D007388	Internal Medicine	A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal organ systems of adults.	General Internal Medicine,Medicine, Internal,Internal Medicine, General,Medicine, General Internal
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
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
D004358	Drug Therapy	The use of DRUGS to treat a DISEASE or its symptoms. One example is the use of ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to treat CANCER.	Chemotherapy,Pharmacotherapy,Therapy, Drug,Chemotherapies,Drug Therapies,Pharmacotherapies,Therapies, Drug
D005858	Germany	A country in central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The capital is Berlin.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016907	Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems	Systems developed for collecting reports from government agencies, manufacturers, hospitals, physicians, and other sources on adverse drug reactions.	Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting System,Drug Reaction Reporting Systems, Adverse
D017410	Practice Guidelines as Topic	Works about directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.	Clinical Guidelines as Topic,Best Practices,Best Practice