August 17, 2010 - Patients May Not Receive Useful Drug Information When Filling Prescriptions.

NPR (8/17, Fulton) reports that a study requested by the FDA at the University of Florida "showed that while 94 percent of patients are getting written information with their prescriptions, only 75 percent of them are getting information that's considered useful." The FDA's Medical Policy Office deputy director also assessed the “voluntary private-public sector agreement on principles for good drug information," as "a spectacular failure." The FDA is currently working on new rules to standardize patient drug information.