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Summary of an IOM Health Literacy Roundtable workshop examining medication container labeling. The workshop summary includes the ACP Foundation White Paper on medication labeling.



Medication Labeling White Paper

The Medication Labeling White Paper was supported by a grant from United Health Foundation

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Medication Labeling Project

The Medication Labeling Project was begun in 2004 to examine medication labels through the lens of health literacy. The initiative was recommended by the Foundation’s Patient Literacy Advisory Board and from the Patient Awareness and Education breakout session of the 2004 ACP Foundation/IOM Annual Health Literacy Conference.

Pill bottle photo Goals and Objectives

The ACP Foundation's goal for this project is to serve as a national catalyst for the reform of medication labeling by:
  • Examining the current evidence about patients' ability to understand and successfully use medication labels
  • Understanding the history of label practices and policies regarding medication labels
  • Identifying barriers to labeling reform
  • Engaging stakeholders in strategic planning for improving medication labels for patients

Medication Labeling Technical Advisory Board

Ruth M. Parker, MD, FACP, Chair, Emory University School of Medicine

Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, MACP, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Frank Federico, RPh, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Charles J. Ganley, MD, Food and Drug Administration

Lisa Sanders, MD, Yale University School of Medicine

William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS, Harvard University Medical School

Scott R. Smith, RPh, PhD, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Roger L. Williams, MD, United States Pharmacopeia

Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Alastair J. J. Wood, MD, FACP, Symphony Capital, LLC

Albert W. Wu, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

William B. Applegate, MD, MPH, FACP, Ex-Officio, Wake Forest University School of Medicine


Project Status

In 2006, the ACPF strategic planning group:
  • Examined the Prescription Bottle Labeling Project’s work to date
  • Discussed the level of evidence needed to advance improved labels
  • Envisioned a white paper to summarize and catalyze next steps
  • Developed components of a prototype model for the prescription bottle label
  • Convened stakeholders to provide advice into the strategic plan and the prototype
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