Read the small print
The labels on drug packaging are one of the main drug/patient interfaces in a clinical trial, especially one that is conducted remotely. Despite this, confusion involving packaging and labelling on investigational drugs is frequently implicated in medication errors. David Callaghan speaks to pharmacy research coordinator at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Cynthia Tanguay and Matthew Grissinger, director of education at the Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) in the US, to find out how organisers can reduce the incidence of medication error in trials.