Prescription bottle labels. There are about 1.5 million preventable medication errors each year, according to a 2006 report from the Institute of Medicine.

Reading the fine print on prescription drug warning labels can be hard enough. But a new study suggests that many people, especially older ones, don’t notice these advisories at all. Colored ...

How Effective Are Prescription Warning Labels? Michigan State researchers say most consumers, especially older consumers, never see them. June 20, 2012 at 12:36 a.m. | Updated June 20, 2012 at 12: ...

Investigators recommend a complete overhaul of bottle and label design. Older patients often fail to pay attention to the colored warning labels on prescription bottles. News & Perspective ...

The study found that when patients are handed a new prescription, few read the critical warning labels such as “do not consume alcohol while taking this medication” or “for external use only.” ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract. Purpose: The common causes for misunderstanding prescription drug warning labels (PWLs) among adults with low literacy were studied. Methods: A total of 74 ...

Warning labels on prescription medications are misinterpreted by many people, a new study shows, with confusion stemming from their graphics, color and wording.

Many of these reactions, ranging from mild rashes and drowsiness to hospitalization and death, could be avoided if warning labels were more effective, according to a Michigan State University study.

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators will add their strongest warning labels to the most widely prescribed painkillers, part of a multi-pronged government campaign to stem an epidemic of abuse and ...

As an opioid addiction epidemic continues to grip the U.S., New Jersey may soon require a warning label on all opioid prescriptions. The state Assembly on Thursday gave final legislative passage ...

When you take a prescription medication, there may be warnings on the label that caution users about possible harmful side effects. Do we read them? Apparently, many of us never even see them. A ...