Comparative analysis on elderly-friendly management of drug instructions in China，the United States and Japan
- VernacularTitle:中美日药品说明书适老化管理的对比研究
- Author:
Siyi WANG
1
;
Xiaoyong YU
1
;
Jiayuan JIANG
1
;
Kan TIAN
2
Author Information
1. School of Elderly Care Services and Management，Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine，Nanjing 210023，China
2. Institute of Elderly Care Services and Management，Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine，Nanjing 210023，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
drug instructions;
elderly-friendly;
the elderly;
medication safety;
international comparison
- From:
China Pharmacy
2025;36(9):1030-1034
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To compare the measures taken by China， the U.S. and Japan to adapt drug instructions to aging， and provide reference for the reform of elderly-friendly drug instructions in China. METHODS The relevant documents published by the official websites of National Medical Products Administration of China， the U.S. FDA， and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency of Japan， were consulted. Additionally， relevant literature from comprehensive databases such as CNKI， Wanfang data， and Web of Science， as well as search engines， was reviewed to understand the measures taken by the above countries in elderly-friendly management process of drug instructions. The comparative analysis was conducted for elderly-friendly adaptations of drug instructions in China， the U.S. and Japan， and the suggestions were put forward for the reform of elderly-friendly drug instructions in China. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS The measures taken by China， the U. S.， and Japan in the process of elderly- friendly management of drug labels had different emphases： China adopted large fonts and simplified drug instructions to alleviate the problem of the elderly being unable to read and understand drug instructions； the U.S. had set up a special section for the elderly in the drug instructions for special populations and issued the principles for writing information on medications for the elderly. The U. S. and Japan had established a classification management system for patient instructions and professional instructions， promoted structured electronic instructions， and built a unified electronic instructions platform. It is recommended that China incorporate elderly-specific medication information into the writing requirements of drug instructions， improve specific measures to encourage the reform of drug instructions suitable for the elderly， improve the accessibility and readability of electronic drug instructions， and build a drug instruction information disclosure platform to better ensure the safety of medication for the elderly.
