Pires, Carla; Martins, Fernando; Cavaco, Afonso; … - In: International Journal of E-Health and Medical … 8 (2017) 2, pp. 47-64
Medication errors occur as a consequence of misunderstandings with abbreviations and symbols (A&S). According to pharmaceutical regulations, A&S should be avoided in medicine package leaflets (PLs). Using a sample of 531 Portuguese PLs, this study aims at: quantifying A&S in PLs, comparing how...