As many as half of all Americans with chronic diseases like hypertension and depression don’t take their medications as prescribed. And more than 100,000 people die due to medication nonadherence each ...

Medications once used to treat illness are increasingly being taken for prevention. Experts explain what’s behind the ...

A new study finds that off-label drug use is associated with higher rates of adverse drug events in adults. Off-label use of prescription drugs is known to be associated with adverse drug events (ADEs ...

Patients with limited English proficiency at UCHealth may have access to prescription medication labels in their primary language. UCHealth launched a program in February that translates prescription ...

ScriptView Flip can be printed through ScriptAbility Software, which creates accessible prescription labels and features RxCode, a QR code that gives patients additional access to label and ...

Did you know that Lunesta will help you fall asleep just 15 minutes faster? Or that a higher dose of the osteoporosis drug Zometa could damage a cancer patient's kidneys and raise their risk of death?

Package inserts that accompany every prescription drug are getting a major makeover that will provide doctors and patients with the clear and concise information they need while cutting down on the ...