Points to Consider for Instructions for Package Inserts of Prescription Drugs and Instructions 2018 for Interview forms of Prescription Drugs from the Clinical Pharmacist

Abstract

The circumstances surrounding medical care have been drastically changed. These include the advancement of medicine, aging of society, and development of IT technology; hence, the Instructions for Package Inserts of Prescription Drugs were stipulated as presented in the Appendix to make the package inserts and other relevant matters easier to understand and use. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare gave a notice the “Instructions for Package Inserts of Prescription Drugs” (PSEHB Notification No.0608-1 dated June 8, 2017, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare[MHLW]). And Japan Hospital Pharmacist Association published the “Instructions 2018 for Interview forms of Prescription Drugs” , too. So I presented Points to consider for its operations that clinical pharmacists.