European Legislation and Research Projects regarding Patient Education for Medication

Abstract

In 1992 the European Community adopted Directive 92/27/EEC “On the labeling of medicinal products for human use and on package leaflets,’’ implementing the mandatory inclusion of full in formation leaflets written in understandable language in every medication package between January I , 1994 and December 31,1998. This article describes the features and historical motives of this new legislation. In addition, it reviews European research projects on the impact of written medication in formation.