The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a significant update to the labeling of all extended-release ...

Medical professionals are often left in the dark about the benefits and harms of prescription drugs because the details often fail to make their way to the label, according to a new editorial in th… ...

The Food and Drug Administration is revamping confusing labels on prescription drugs to make it easier to understand which medications may pose risks to the baby.

2006-01-19 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it was overhauling the inserts packaged with prescription drugs to make the information easier to ...

Prescription Drug Warning Labels and Respondent Interpretations ( n = 74) Label Lexile Score/Grade Level No. (%)Participants With Correct Interpretations Incorrect Interpretations; Take ...

Drugs Getting Better Labels. By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff. December 21, 2000 / 4:18 PM EST / CBS ... easier-to-read format for the complex prescription drug labels written for doctors.

Prescription combination drugs that contain acetaminophen include Percocet, Procet, Roxicet, DuoCet, Lorcet, Lortab and Vicodin. For more information about acetaminophen and drugs that contain it ...

Prescription drug labels need a makeover to help patients understand how to take drugs properly. So say researchers, including Louisiana State University's Terry Davis, Ph.D., and Northwestern ...

WASHINGTON – The government says smart prescription drug labels -- bearing tiny hidden transmitters -- should lead the way in fighting counterfeit drugs (search). But Mark McClellan, the Food ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Prescription drug inserts that often read like legal disclaimers and look like hieroglyphics will be redesigned to become more user friendly, federal health ...

Prescription Drug Warning Labels and Respondent Interpretations ( n = 74) Label Lexile Score/Grade Level No. (%)Participants With Correct Interpretations Incorrect Interpretations; Take ...