| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8950086 | Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Medication literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, comprehend, communicate, calculate and process patient-specific information about their medications to make informed medication and health decisions in order to safely and effectively use their medications, regardless of the mode by which the content is delivered (e.g. written, oral and visual). Future studies should focus on how this definition can be operationalized to support the role that pharmacists and other healthcare providers.
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Authors
Annie Pouliot, Régis Vaillancourt, Danielle Stacey, Philippe Suter,