Ensure Printed Materials Are Easy to Read for Visually Impaired Patients

June 2017

About 21 million Americans have vision problems that limit their ability to read or understand written medical information.

These patients are at high risk for making med errors...such as taking the wrong drug or injecting the wrong dose.

When taking med histories, stay alert for patients with low or no vision...such as those who have trouble reading their med lists or Rx labels.

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Table of Contents

Med Safety Help Ensure Safe Use of Dyes
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Antibiotics Expect to Dispense More Cefazolin for Certain Staph Blood Infections
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Diabetes Meds Think of Xultophy as Similar to Soliqua for Type 2 Diabetes
High-Alert Meds Help Ensure Safety With Hypertonic Saline
NSAIDs Don't Be Surprised to See Orders for Lower Doses of Injectable Ketorolac
Fibromyalgia Be Familiar With Meds for Fibromyalgia
Practice Ensure Printed Materials Are Easy to Read for Visually Impaired Patients