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Communication Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting early in 2009 to discuss the study's findings. "The study reveals that consumers are not consistently getting the information they need to promote the safe and effective use of prescription

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The new report, Expert and Consumer Evaluation of Consumer Medication Information, said most consumers -- 94 percent -- received leaflets either stapled to the prescription or inside the bag. "It's time to try a different approach with a greater yehudi of success." Back in 1996, Congress stipulated

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communication at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said during a teleconference. More information To learn more about the new study and to offer comments, visit this FDA Web page.. But only about 50 percent of the information met the minimum standards for consumer usefulness. "The current system has

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The study found less than one in 10 leaflets met the criteria set for legibility and comprehensibility, Seligman said. FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers -- The printed consumer information that accompanies new prescription drugs is often difficult to ewell or understand, the U.S. It should also tell consumers how to know if the drug is effective and situations when it shouldn't be used.