Welcome to the Pharmacy Implementation Resources page!
We have many resources available to help you get started with implementing patient-centered labels.
1. The Implementation Guide provides step-by-step directions for redesigning labels.
Download the Implementation Guide Quick Start flyer and view the accompanying video to get started.
2. Pharmacist Toolkit for Patient-Centered Prescription Medication Labels
Educate your staff on the importance of patient-centered labels by reviewing these resources.
Additional Resources:
Medication Label Initiative Articles and Videos
- Adopting an Easy-to-Read Medication Label in Wisconsin White Paper
- Adopting Patient-Centered Prescription Medication Labels in Wisconsin - Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Journal article
- Making Prescription Labels Easier to Understand - Pharmacy Times
- How to Adopt USP Labeling Standards to Increase Health Equity
- A Sticking Point for Medication Adherence - UW School of Pharmacy DiscoverRx Magazine
- Better Prescription Medication Labels = Better Health: Using a Patient-Centered Approach to Improve Medication Understanding and Adherence
- Impact of Patient-Centered Prescription Medication Labels on Adherence in Community Pharmacy - Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Jan 2023
Applicable Wisconsin and Federal Pharmacy Law
Patient Centered Prescription Label Information
- United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 17 Guidelines
- AHRQ's Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions: (Using the Universal Medication Schedule to write better sigs)
- Bailey, SC et al, Expanding the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS): a patient-centered approach
- Institute of Medicine: Standardizing Medication Labels: Confusing Patients Less
- Wolf M et al, To err is human: Patient misrepresentations of prescription drug label instructions
- Wolf M, Davis TC et al, Effect of Standardized, Patient-Centered Label Instructions to Improve Comprehension of Prescription Drug Use
Additional Medication Adherence Articles
- Davis TC, Wolf M et al, Literacy and Misunderstanding Prescription Drug Labels
- Lee, Charles. Patient Understanding: The Cornerstone of Medication Adherence
- Smith, Michelle Cruz Jimenez et al. Lost in translation: Medication labeling for immigrant families (JAPHA membership required)
- Wolf M, Bailey, SC. The Role of Health Literacy in Patient Safety
- Wood, B. Medication Adherence: The Real Problem When Treating Chronic Conditions
