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May 28, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Readability of patient information leaflets for commonly used medicines in the UK, Germany and Türkiye: a cross-sectional document analysis

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FYFunda Örge YaşarOYOkan Yaşar

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Cross-sectional analysis shows low readability of medication leaflets in three countries, suggesting a need for improvement.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess and compare the readability of patient information leaflets for medications in the UK, Germany, and Türkiye.
  • Cross-sectional design using document analysis.
  • Analyzed patient information leaflets for 20 medications in three countries.
  • Readability assessed using Flesch Reading Ease, Amstad, and Ateşman formulas.
  • Mean readability scores were predominantly in the 'difficult' or 'very difficult' categories.
  • Sections 'What you need to know before using X' and 'Possible side effects' frequently rated as difficult due to long sentences and complex terms.
  • Overall readability variations suggest content simplification is necessary across all examined countries.

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Yaşar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a17db293fad632b0f9d7f4ahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14822-6
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