Experts Want Doctors, Pharmacies To Include Reason For Prescription On Label

BOSTON (CBS) – Many Americans take multiple prescription drugs and often don’t know why. This can cause patients to make mistakes mixing up their medications or simply not take them because they don’t know what they’re for. Experts at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences want to change that. They want doctors and pharmacies to include the reason a medication is ordered right on the prescription to educate patients, reduce medication errors, and make it easier for other doctors to understand what a patient is taking and why. Brigham researchers are planning to study whether this change can lead to safer and more efficient ways to prescribe drugs.
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