The words on the drug manual are really too small! "Aunt Wang, 72 years old, said. She went to the pharmacy to buy medicine and forgot the dosage instructed by the pharmacist. She had to ask her daughter to help read the drug manual, but she couldn't understand the" professional "usage and dosage statement, so she had to go to the pharmacy again to ask. The words are as small as ants, the vocabulary is obscure, chemical formulas and professional terminology are confusing... When it comes to drug instructions, many elderly people feel a headache. How to make "eye-catching" and "professional" drug instructions more "age-friendly"? What are the current challenges faced by relevant aging adaptation reforms? Industry experts say that drug instructions should not ignore standardization and safety, but also consider practicality. Resolving this difficult problem requires the joint efforts of the government, enterprises, and all sectors of society, so that elderly people can both "see" and "understand", and effectively ensure medication safety. The current drug instructions are densely packed on both sides of a piece of paper, and elderly people may not be able to read them clearly when wearing reading glasses. It is recommended to actively adapt to the needs of the elderly society and improve the drug instructions in a timely manner. Recently, a netizen left a message on the "People's Daily Leadership Message Board", suggesting that the drug instructions be modified during the aging process. Data shows that as of the end of 2022, the population aged 60 and above in China is approximately 280 million, accounting for 19.8% of the national population. With the accelerating process of aging, adapting to aging has become a task vigorously promoted by the government in recent years. In July 2020, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, and other nine departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Implementation of the Elderly Home-based Aging Renovation Project"; In November 2020, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on the implementation plan for effectively solving the difficulties of elderly people in using intelligent technology; The 14th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Outline of Long Range Objectives for 2035, released in March 2021, have put forward clear requirements for promoting the improvement of home living service quality for elderly people in various regions, promoting the aging adaptation transformation of mobile internet applications (APPs), developing aging adaptation technologies and products, and cultivating smart elderly care new industries. The reporter searched for several commonly used drugs and found that a regular drug manual can hold over 20 words at the bend of a dental floss stick. Prescription drug instructions often have smaller font sizes and can accommodate more words. And the usage and dosage of prescription drugs need to consider multiple factors such as the patient's age, weight, etiology, and medication contraindications. Without the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist, it is difficult for ordinary people to determine how to take them. Although according to regulations, patients should purchase and use prescription drugs under the supervision and guidance of a doctor/pharmacist, some commonly used antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic drugs, when elderly people want to learn more information through the instructions, are densely packed with professional and obscure text, which obviously brings a lot of inconvenience. In addition, the instructions of many over-the-counter drugs contain unclear vocabulary such as "taking orally", "using with caution for pregnant women", and "taking precautions for children". What does' dunfu 'mean? How to be cautious when using it? How is subtraction based on discretion? It is also difficult for ordinary people to understand. Drug theory
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