Product information for generic drugs: old, unloved and sometimes unsafe

Matthew Doogue; Tilenka Thynne

doi:10.1111/imj.12295

Product information for generic drugs: old, unloved and sometimes unsafe

Matthew Doogue, Tilenka Thynne

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Abstract

Product information is often at odds with current evidence and guidelines and inconsistent between products and within classes. There is no single 'owner' responsible for up-to-date medicines product information. Outdated product information increases the risk of inappropriate prescribing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1346-1348
Number of pages	3
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	43
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.12295
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

Keywords

Drug labelling
Drug therapy
Medication error
Pharmaceutical preparation
Prescribing
Product information

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