A PROPOSAL FOR NEW EASY-TO-READ MEDICATION GUIDE FOR PATIENTS & IT’S PATIENT MEDICATION INFORMATION Authors: Jyothi N , SHUBHASHAYA K H AND ABHISHEK B V
ABSTRACT
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is developing a new framework to provide patients
with quality, up-to-date prescription product information that will promote the safe use of
prescribed medication. The primary goal is to provide patient-oriented information for each
prescription product. The efforts of FDA is to ensure that patients receive essential prescription
medication information, the concept of creating easy-to-read medication guides has gained
prominence, To tackle this issue, FDA proposing to require a new type of Medication Guide
called Patient Medication Information for prescription drugs and certain biological products (both
brand name and generic) used, dispensed, or administered on an patient, A Medication Guide is a
type of patient labeling found in the 21 CFR 208 prescription drug labeling that has been approved
by the FDA. The FDA provides informational materials in the form of paper leaflets known as
Patient Package Inserts (PPI), Medication Guides (MG), and Instructions for Use (IFU) thatare packaged with many prescription drugs. Creating effective easy-to-read medication guides
requires collaboration between healthcare professionals, pharmacists and patient.
Keywords: FDA, Patient Medication Information, Medication Guidance, 21 CFR 208 Publication date: 01/08/2025 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2025/August/MS_IJBPAS_2025_9356.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.8.9356