[Do patients understand special terms in the product information?].
The product of information for drugs is essential for the determinant use of drugs to guarantee the efficacy and safety of drugs. Supposition is the comprehension of special terms. The interviews of 277 patients by chance with 433 questionnaires (3313 questions) in the private practices showed that only a quarter of the special terms could be understood. Therefore it is necessary that the special terms must be translated to German or should be explained.
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Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Freiburg, Arzt für Innere Medizin/Kardiologie, Gengenbach.
D032882:Comprehension; D004348:Drug Labeling; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic