Our research and news

May 2011

Raynor DK, Knapp P, Silcock J, Parkinson B, Feeney K. "User-Testing" as a method for testing the fitness-for-purpose of written medicines information. Patient Education and Counselling, 2011

March 2011

BNF changes warning labels thanks to Luto research.

April 2010

European Parliament Policy Department - Proceedings of the Workshop on Information to patients on prescription medicines.

September 2009  

Knapp P, Gardner PH, Raynor DK. Are Instructions for Use (IFUs) provided with medical devices supplied in community pharmacies fit for purpose?  International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2009; 17: B96.

September 2009  

Knapp P, Raynor DK, Silcock J, Parkinson B. User testing of participant information for a Phase 3 trial of cholesterol-lowering therapy. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2009; 17: B74.

September 2009  

Knapp, P; Raynor, D.K: Silcock, J; and Parkinson, Performance-based readability testing of participant information for a Phase 3 IVF trial. Trials 2009, 10:79doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-79

September 2009  

Knapp, P; Raynor, D.K: Silcock, J; and Parkinson, B Performance-based readability testing ofparticipant materials for a phase I trial: TGN1412. J. Med. Ethics 2009;35;573-578

September 2009

Knapp, P, Gardner, P. H.; Carrigan, N.; Raynor, D. K.; Woolf, E. Perceived risk of medicine side effects in users of a patient information website: A study of the use of verbal descriptors, percentages and natural frequencies.British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 14, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 579-594(16)

July 2009

Raynor, D.K. Addressing medication literacy: a pharmacy practice priority. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice   Volume 17, Number 5, September 2009 , pp. 257-259

February  2009

Knapp, P.R - Under The Sheets European Pharmaceutical Contractor, March 2009

October 2008

  Pharmatimes -  Call for User Testing of healthy volunteer information - 28th October 2008 and PharmaTimes Magazine November 2008 Pg 49 

October 2008

Raynor, D.K., Knapp, P.R., Improving Patient Information - Where do we go from here? Regulatory Affairs Journal Vol 19 No 10 October 2008  

October 2008

Knapp, P.R. - Improving the readability of PIS for Phase I clinical trials - DIA Slovenia  .pdf edited slides

May 2008

Raynor, D.K., Medication Literacy - is it a two way street? Mayo Clinical Proceedings 2008:83:520-522 - PDF Article (46KB)

April 2008

RAPS Focus Prof DK Theo Raynor - PDF Article (3032KB)  

January 2008

Raynor, D.K. – Readability Testing of Patient Information Leaflets – where to now? Scrip World Pharmaceutical News No.3328 - PDF Article (167KB)

November/December 2007

Raynor, D.K.; Svarstad, B.; Knapp, P.R.; Aslani, P.; Rogers, M.B.; Koo, M.; Krass, I.; Silcock, J., Consumer Medicines Information in the United States, Europe and Australia - a comparative evaluation Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 717-724

October 2007

Pharmaceutical Journal. BPC 2007 “To be or not to be taken” Professor D.K. Theo Raynor, BPC Practice Conference Chairman.

September 2007

Raynor, D.K.; Silcock, J.; Knapp, P.R.; Edmondson, H., How do patients use medicine information leaflets in the UK? International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 15, pp.209-218, 2007

1 July 2005

New Leeds University Spin-out Company will help Patients to Understand more About Their Medicines

1 April 2005

Testing, Testing... User Testing and how it will Revolutionise how we Think About Patient Information Leaflets - PDF Article (78KB)