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Table 3 Distribution of difficult and intermediate sentences by WMIs sections

From: Readability of written medicine information materials in Arabic language: expert and consumer evaluation

 

Difficult

Intermediate

WMIs Section

Expert

Consumers

Expert

Consumers

SFDA

 What the (product name) is and what it is used for

41

40

114

82

 Before you take (product name)

70

69

168

145

 Possible side effects

39

25

130

79

 How to use

15

9

82

41

 Storage

0

3

9

1

 Ingredients

14

25

29

21

 Total

179

171

532

369

KAHHE

 Therapeutic classification and dosage

48

21

56

41

 Mechanism of action

45

17

57

39

 Contraindications

3

6

38

17

 drug–drug interaction

54

61

103

87

 Precautions before using this medication

3

1

29

9

 Common side effects

0

4

7

14

 Reasons to call your doctor

0

0

34

11

 Others

5

4

62

23

 Total

158

115

386

241