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Study: Drug Risk and Benefit Data Boosts Patient Comprehension

Results of a new study come as the FDA has proposed regulations requiring all prescriptions to include a one-page PMI sheet aimed at providing "essential information that patients need" for safe and effective medication use.

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  1. Including quantitative risk and benefit information in medication guides improved patient comprehension without reducing readability.
  2. The decision-critical version of the Patient Medication Information sheet (PMI), including numerical data, resulted in the highest comprehension scores among patients.
  3. The study assessed the comprehension of information on mifepristone among 311 female participants using different formats.
  4. The FDA has proposed regulations requiring prescriptions to include essential information for safe and effective medication use.
  5. Essential information for safe and effective medication use is crucial, especially for drugs subject to widespread misinformation.

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