Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions
Explicit, standardized instructions improve patients’ understanding, and possibly reduce errors while improving adherence. These tested instructions for pills follow the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS), which simplifies complex medicine regimens by using standard time periods for administration (morning, noon, evening, and bedtime). These instructions have also been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
To improve patients' understanding, and possibly reduce errors while improving adherence, AHRQ grantee Michael Wolf, Ph.D, and colleagues developed and tested a set of explicit, standardized instructions for taking pills. The instructions follow the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS), which simplifies complex medicine regimens by using standard time periods for administration (morning, noon, evening, and bedtime). See below for instructions, along with translations into five languages.
Wolf and colleagues developed these instructions in response to research that has shown that more explicit prescription medicine instructions are better understood than instructions that are vague or require an individual to calculate when to take a medicine. Simplification and standardization were also goals of the new instructions. Studies have shown that errors are more likely with more complex regimens. Research has also shown that clinicians write instructions in many different ways, which in turn are transmitted by electronic health systems that support such variation to pharmacies. Consistent instructions could reduce confusion and help patients more safely use multi-drug regimens.
The California Endowment funded the translation of the set of explicit standardized instructions into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Translated instructions were tested with speakers of those languages who had limited English proficiency. While every effort was made to ensure accuracy and reliability of these translations, each pharmacy and pharmacist should confirm the validity and the medical appropriateness of any given translation for a particular patient before using it for the patient's drug label.
For more information about the explicit, standardized prescription medicine, contact Dr. Michael Wolf atmswolf@northwestern.edu.
For more information on the translation of the instructions to other languages, contact Dr. Stacy Bailey atscbailey@email.unc.edu.
For more information about the AHRQ-funded trial of patient-centered labels that used these instructions, view the article, "Rationale and design of a randomized trial to evaluate an evidence-based prescription drug label on actual medication use." The abstract is available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20647058.
Wolf and colleagues developed these instructions in response to research that has shown that more explicit prescription medicine instructions are better understood than instructions that are vague or require an individual to calculate when to take a medicine. Simplification and standardization were also goals of the new instructions. Studies have shown that errors are more likely with more complex regimens. Research has also shown that clinicians write instructions in many different ways, which in turn are transmitted by electronic health systems that support such variation to pharmacies. Consistent instructions could reduce confusion and help patients more safely use multi-drug regimens.
The California Endowment funded the translation of the set of explicit standardized instructions into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Translated instructions were tested with speakers of those languages who had limited English proficiency. While every effort was made to ensure accuracy and reliability of these translations, each pharmacy and pharmacist should confirm the validity and the medical appropriateness of any given translation for a particular patient before using it for the patient's drug label.
For more information about the explicit, standardized prescription medicine, contact Dr. Michael Wolf atmswolf@northwestern.edu.
For more information on the translation of the instructions to other languages, contact Dr. Stacy Bailey atscbailey@email.unc.edu.
For more information about the AHRQ-funded trial of patient-centered labels that used these instructions, view the article, "Rationale and design of a randomized trial to evaluate an evidence-based prescription drug label on actual medication use." The abstract is available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20647058.
ENGLISH | CHINESE |
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Take 1 pill at bedtime | 睡前服一粒藥丸 |
Take 2 pills at bedtime | 睡前服兩粒藥丸 |
Take 3 pills at bedtime | 睡前服三粒藥丸 |
Take 1 pill in the morning | 早上服一粒藥丸 |
Take 2 pills in the morning | 早上服兩粒藥丸 |
Take 3 pills in the morning | 早上服三粒藥丸 |
Take 1 pill in the morning and 1 pill at bedtime | 早上服一粒藥丸和 睡前服一粒藥丸 |
Take 2 pills in the morning and 2 pills at bedtime | 早上服兩粒藥丸和 睡前服兩粒藥丸 |
Take 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills at bedtime | 早上服三粒藥丸和 睡前服三粒藥丸 |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill in the evening | 早上服一粒藥丸 中午服一粒藥丸和 傍晚服一粒藥丸 |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills in the evening | 早上服兩粒藥丸 中午服兩粒藥丸和 傍晚服兩粒藥丸 |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills in the evening | 早上服三粒藥丸 中午服三粒藥丸和 傍晚服三粒藥丸 |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill at bedtime | 早上服一粒藥丸 中午服一粒藥丸和 睡前服一粒藥丸 |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills at bedtime | 早上服兩粒藥丸 中午服兩粒藥丸和 睡前服兩粒藥丸 |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills at bedtime | 早上服三粒藥丸 中午服三粒藥丸和 睡前服三粒藥丸 |
ENGLISH | KOREAN |
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Take 1 pill at bedtime | 취침 전 1 알을 복용하십시오 |
Take 2 pills at bedtime | 취침 전 2 알을 복용하십시오 |
Take 3 pills at bedtime | 취침 전 3 알을 복용하십시오 |
Take 1 pill in the morning | 아침에 1 알을 복용하십시오 |
Take 2 pills in the morning | 아침에 2 알을 복용하십시오 |
Take 3 pills in the morning | 아침에 3 알을 복용하십시오 |
Take 1 pill in the morning and 1 pill at bedtime | 아침에 1 알, 취침 전 1 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 2 pills in the morning and 2 pills at bedtime | 아침에 2 알, 취침 전 2 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills at bedtime | 아침에 3 알, 취침 전 3 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill in the evening | 아침에 1 알, 정오에 1 알, 저녁에 1 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills in the evening | 아침에 2 알, 정오에 2 알, 저녁에 2 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills in the evening | 아침에 3 알, 정오에 3 알, 저녁에 3 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill at bedtime | 아침에 1 알, 정오에 1 알, 취침 전 1 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills at bedtime | 아침에 2 알, 정오에 2 알, 취침 전 2 알씩 복용하십시오 |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills at bedtime | 아침에 3 알, 정오에 3 알, 취침 전 3 알씩 복용하십시오 |
ENGLISH | RUSSIAN |
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Take 1 pill at bedtime | Принимать по 1 таблетке перед сном |
Take 2 pills at bedtime | Принимать по 2 таблетки перед сном |
Take 3 pills at bedtime | Принимать по 3 таблетки перед сном |
Take 1 pill in the morning | Принимать по 1 таблетке утром |
Take 2 pills in the morning | Принимать по 2 таблетки утром |
Take 3 pills in the morning | Принимать по 3 таблетки утром |
Take 1 pill in the morning and 1 pill at bedtime | Принимать по 1 таблетке утром и по 1 таблетке перед сном |
Take 2 pills in the morning and 2 pills at bedtime | Принимать по 2 таблетки утром и по 2 таблетки перед сном |
Take 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills at bedtime | Принимать по 3 таблетки утром и по 3 таблетки перед сном |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill in the evening | Принимать по 1 таблетке утром, по 1 таблетке в полдень и по 1 таблетке вечером |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills in the evening | Принимать по 2 таблетки утром, по 2 таблетки в полдень и по 2 таблетки вечером |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills in the evening | Принимать по 3 таблетки утром, по 3 таблетки в полдень и по 3 таблетки вечером |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill at bedtime | Принимать по 1 таблетке утром, по 1 таблетке в полдень, по 1 таблетке перед сном |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills at bedtime | Принимать по 2 таблетки утром, по 2 таблетки в полдень, по 2 таблетки перед сном |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills at bedtime | Принимать по 3 таблетки утром, по 3 таблетки в полдень, по 3 таблетки перед сном |
ENGLISH | SPANISH |
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Take 1 pill at bedtime | Tome 1 pastilla a la hora de acostarse |
Take 2 pills at bedtime | Tome 2 pastillas a la hora de acostarse |
Take 3 pills at bedtime | Tome 3 pastillas a la hora de acostarse |
Take 1 pill in the morning | Tome 1 pastilla por la mañana |
Take 2 pills in the morning | Tome 2 pastillas por la mañana |
Take 3 pills in the morning | Tome 3 pastillas por la mañana |
Take 1 pill in the morning and 1 pill at bedtime | Tome 1 pastilla por la mañana y Tome 1 pastilla a la hora de acostarse |
Take 2 pills in the morning and 2 pills at bedtime | Tome 2 pastillas por la mañana y Tome 2 pastillas a la hora de acostarse |
Take 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills at bedtime | Tome 3 pastillas por la mañana y Tome 3 pastillas a la hora de acostarse |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill in the evening | Tome 1 pastilla por la mañana, 1 pastilla al mediodía y 1 pastilla al atardecer |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills in the evening | Tome 2 pastillas por la mañana, 2 pastillas al mediodía y 2 pastillas al atardecer |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills in the evening | Tome 3 pastillas por la mañana, 3 pastillas al mediodía y 3 pastillas al atardecer |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill at bedtime | Tome 1 pastilla por la mañana, 1 pastilla al mediodía, 1 pastilla a la hora de acostarse |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills at bedtime | Tome 2 pastillas por la mañana, 2 pastillas al mediodía, 2 pastillas a la hora de acostarse |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills at bedtime | Tome 3 pastillas por la mañana, 3 pastillas al mediodía, 3 pastillas a la hora de acostarse |
ENGLISH | VIETNAMESE |
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Take 1 pill at bedtime | U6ng 1 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 2 pills at bedtime | U6ng 2 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 3 pills at bedtime | U6ng 3 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 1 pill in the morning | U6ng 1 viên vào bu6i sáng |
Take 2 pills in the morning | U6ng 2 viên vào bu6i sáng |
Take 3 pills in the morning | U6ng 3 viên vào bu6i sáng |
Take 1 pill in the morning and 1 pill at bedtime | U6ng 1 viên vào bu6i sáng và 1 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 2 pills in the morning and 2 pills at bedtime | U6ng 2 viên vào bu6i sáng và 2 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills at bedtime | U6ng 3 viên vào bu6i sáng và 3 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill in the evening | U6ng 1 viên vào bu6i sáng, 1 viên vào bu6i trưa, và 1 viên vào bu6i t6i |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills in the evening | U6ng 2 viên vào bu6i sáng, 2 viên vào bu6i trưa, và 2 viên vào bu6i t6i |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills in the evening | U6ng 3 viên vào bu6i sáng, 3 viên vào bu6i trưa, và 3 viên vào bu6i t6i |
Take 1 pill in the morning 1 pill at noon and 1 pill at bedtime | U6ng 1 viên vào bu6i sáng, 1 viên vào bu6i trưa, và 1 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 2 pills in the morning 2 pills at noon and 2 pills at bedtime | U6ng 2 viên vào bu6i sáng, 2 viên vào bu6i trưa, và 2 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Take 3 pills in the morning 3 pills at noon and 3 pills at bedtime | U6ng 3 viên vào bu6i sáng, 3 viên vào bu6i trưa, và 3 viên trưcc khi đi ngu |
Page last reviewed December 2014
Internet Citation: Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions. December 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pharmhealthlit/prescriptionmed-instr.html
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