Speaker – Sharla Glass, M.A.
Safe medication management and improved outcomes start with knowing what prescriptions one has and how to take them. If a patient can not read the prescription label information they must rely on memory, brief counter counseling or another person helping them to manage medications which often leads to information gaps, postponed doses and taking medications incorrectly. Accessible prescription labels often take the form of large print, Braille or audible RFID tag and translated labels come in a printed dual language or audible tag.
Two states have passed laws and two other states' Board of Pharmacy are in the process of creating rules to require pharmacies to offer accessible and translated prescription labels. What this means for Arizonians is that most national mail order facilities are offering these services and major retail chains know about these solutions and are becoming more responsive to providing these free ADA and Civil Rights accommodations.