title: PictureRx: Illustrated medication instructions for patients with limited health literacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the role of illustrated medication instructions in pharmacy practice, the evidence for their use, and our experience with their implementation.
  
  
  METHODS
  PictureRx is applicable to all pharmacy practice settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  PictureRx enables pharmacists to rapidly produce evidence-based, illustrated medication instructions that are well understood by patients of all health literacy levels.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PictureRx has been studied in a number of settings. The tool was successfully deployed at a busy outpatient pharmacy and in a medical clinic for the underserved and was pilot tested among elderly community-dwelling Medicare recipients. In each of these settings, PictureRx was received favorably by patients, pharmacists, and other health care providers. It improved patients' satisfaction with the pharmacy and knowledge about their medications. Ongoing research is assessing whether PictureRx enhances medication management among Latinos.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PictureRx helps pharmacists address challenges related to low health literacy and can be implemented in a broad range of practice environments. Ongoing research will delineate the extent to which PictureRx reduces health disparities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, 1364 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. arun.mohan@emory.edu
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: M Brian
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Dane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boyington
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kripalani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration; D006278:Medicare; D010174:Pamphlets; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States