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Study finds many patients don't understand prescription medicine labels

Many people don't fully understand the seemingly simple label instructions on their prescription medication, according to a Northwestern University study of low-income patients. Nearly half of the patients in the study misinterpreted at least one or more out of the five prescription labels they were shown. Patients with low literacy made the most mistakes, but even people with a high-school education and higher had problems. The reason is awkward wording, according to the researcher.

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