Rollema, C;
van Roon, EM;
Schilder, AG;
de Vries, TW;
(2019)
Evaluation of instructions in patient information leaflets for the use of intranasal corticosteroid sprays: an observational study.
BMJ Open
, 9
(1)
, Article e026710. 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026710.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we analysed patient information leaflets (PILs) of intranasal corticosteroid sprays (INCS) of different manufacturers in the UK to determine if instructions for the use of INCS are complete and uniform. SETTING: PILs of all INCS of all manufacturers, available for patients in the UK, were collected from the British National Formulary website and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency website. All instructions in these PILs were analysed. PARTICIPANTS: We identified PILs of INCS from 21 different manufacturers, available for patients in the UK. RESULTS: We analysed the instructions for the use of INCS in 21 different PILs and there is large variation in the PIL instructions for the technique of using INCS across PILs. CONCLUSION: Complete and uniform instructions for the use of INCS are lacking in PILs for registered preparations in the UK. Structured and standardised instructions to be used by both professionals and patients are essential in order to optimise daily use of INCS.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Evaluation of instructions in patient information leaflets for the use of intranasal corticosteroid sprays: an observational study |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026710 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026710 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | adult thoracic medicine, allergy, asthma, paediatric thoracic medicine |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > The Ear Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067011 |
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