Fighting a cold and elbowing through the pharmacy line, the last thing sick people feel like doing is reading a long label. But one doctor says taking a few minutes to look for a few specific things ...

Kids ages 5 to 11 can now be vaccinated against COVID-19 following the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer Bio-NTech vaccine for this age group and the Centers for ...

About two million prescriptions are issued every day in the UK Familiar phrases on medicine labels are likely to change after a report claimed some of them were confusing. The study was commissioned ...

Medicine labels such as 'may cause drowsiness' and 'avoid alcoholic drink' are to be reworded after a report found they were too vague. A study by the British National Formulary, which is used by ...

When it comes to prescription drug labels, a single misinterpreted word could have dire effects. The word “once,” for example, might be used to tell an English speaker to take a dosage once a day. In ...

Take the initiative and ask questions. It's your right and responsibility as a patient. Here, five questions to ask your physician or pharmacist to make sure you have a proper understanding of how to ...

Familiar phrases on medicine labels are likely to change after a report claimed some of them were confusing. The study was commissioned by the British National Formulary, the textbook used by ...