Instructions for insulin dosing included determination of premeal bolus doses based on the glucose level, the carbohydrate content of the upcoming meal, rate and direction of glucose change, and guidelines for correcting glucose levels outside the target range at other times.
Follow the label or prescription instructions for dosage amounts and timing of doses.
Read the instruction on all over-the-counter medications and note any special instructions for child doses.
23 Second, indications and instructions for use, prescribed dose, or patient characteristics such as differences in bioavailability, are not included.
When viewing the length and complexity of written instructions for a tapered dose medication, one participant commented: "People will feel overwhelmed and get a headache if all this information is on the label".
Although extensive dosing instructions for insulin are beyond the scope of this statement, most patients can be taught to uptitrate their own insulin dose based on several algorithms, each essentially involving the addition of a small dose increase if hyperglycemia persists (74, 76, 88).
However, package information per se was found to be easily understandable, although dosing instructions for calculating the right amount of detergent for the laundry were often confusing.
To identify and compare volumetric measures used by healthcare providers in communicating dosing instructions for pediatric liquid prescriptions to parents/caregivers.
The most common reason cited by patients for their nonadherence is that the strict dosing instructions for bisphosphonates are difficult to follow.
Up to 42% of patients with chronic musculoskeletal disease may have low health literacy [ 65] while up to one-third of patients incorrectly followed dosing instructions for common rheumatology drugs [ 66].
