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8 Closing Remarks
Pages 49-50

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... Health literacy is a cross-cutting issue in drug labeling that can impact quality. Health literacy research can help figure out what needs to be done to change the labels so that the patients understand medication instructions.
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... Several people raised the issue of the cost of introducing a standardized label. We are currently spending a great deal on treating adverse drug events (ADEs)
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