Drugs and prescribing

What “take 2 tablets twice daily” really means on a label

What does that mean to you? More patients than you think are confused by drug labels:Did that mean a total of two, or a total of four? A third of patients who were deemed literate got confused. A more clear…

What does that mean to you? More patients than you think are confused by drug labels:

Did that mean a total of two, or a total of four? A third of patients who were deemed literate got confused. A more clear instruction would be: “Take two tablets in the morning and two tablets at night.”

The fix is not complicated. When I write a prescription, I spell out how …

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What “take 2 tablets twice daily” really means on a label