No more incomprehensible leaflets!
More than 34 percent of the Dutch find it difficult to understand package leaflets. Words like orodispersible or dispersible do not always make it easy to absorb the important information. The online Package Leaflet Dictionary offers a solution.
96 percent of consumers read all or part of the package leaflet of a medicine or health product when using it for the first time. More than 40 percent of them sometimes do not understand some words or sentences in package leaflets. However, this information is of great importance for the safe and effective use of over-the-counter products.
Top 5 difficult words
According to research, the top 5 difficult words consist of: orodispersible (orally soluble), dispersible (soluble), keratolytic effect (exfoliating, softens the cornea), fluid retention (water retention) and antiphlogistics (anti-inflammatories).
Did you also come across an incomprehensible word in a leaflet? Then look it up below in our online Package Leaflet Dictionary!
