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. 2018 Mar 19;10:9–19. doi: 10.2147/DHPS.S150428

Table S2.

Readability score for all 158 package inserts

Order Drugs’ generic name FDR score
1 Acetaminophen 1 42
2 Acetaminophen 2 74
3 Acetaminophen 3 48.8
4 Adult cold 1 56.4
5 Adult cold 2 80.1
6 Adult cold 3 40.3
7 Alprazolam 1 42
8 Alprazolam 2 45.4
9 Alprazolam 3 48.8
10 Alprazolam 4 57.2
11 Alprazolam 5 76.7
12 Alprazolam 6 55.6
13 Alprazolam 7 67.4
14 Amlodipin 1 63.2
15 Amlodipin 10 59.8
16 Amlodipin 11 45.4
17 Amlodipin 12 77.4
18 Amlodipin 13 48.8
19 Amlodipin 2 42.9
20 Amlodipin 3 70.8
21 Amlodipin 4 35.2
22 Amlodipin 5 46.2
23 Amlodipin 6 45.4
24 Amlodipin 7 69
25 Amlodipin 8 56.4
26 Amlodipin 9 82.6
27 Amoxicillin 1 58
28 Amoxicillin 2 33.4
29 Calcium d1 9.9
30 Calcium d2 11.6
31 Calcium d3 7.3
32 Calcium d4 41.2
33 Calcium d5 48.7
34 Calcium d6 97.9
35 Captopril 1 45.4
36 Captopril 2 37.8
37 Captopril 3 29.3
38 Cefalexin 1 71.6
39 Cefalexin 2 62.3
40 Cefalexin 3 46.2
41 Cefalexin 4 51.2
42 Cefalexin 5 56.4
43 Cefalexin 6 55.6
44 Cefalexin 7 66.6
45 Clidinium C1 59.7
46 Clidinium C2 46.3
47 Clidinium C3 58.9
48 Captopril 4 29.3
49 Diclofenac 25-1 32.7
50 Diclofenac 25-2 32.7
51 Diclofenac 25-3 67.4
52 Diclofenac 25-4 63.2
53 Diclofenac 25-5 44.6
54 Diclofenac 50-1 44.6
55 Diclofenac 50-2 32.7
56 Diclofenac 50-3 32.7
57 Ferrous sulfate 72.5
58 Fluoxetine 1 52.2
59 Fluoxetine 2 72.9
60 Fluoxetine 3 60.6
61 Fluoxetine 4 69.1
62 Furosemide 68.2
63 Folic acid 1 55.6
64 Folic acid 2 62.2
65 Gemfibrozil 1 73.3
66 Gemfibrozil 2 68.2
67 Gemfibrozil 3 58.9
68 Gemfibrozil 4 47.1
69 Gemfibrozil 5 34.4
70 Gemfibrozil 6 53
71 Gemfibrozil 7 76.7
72 Glibenclamide 1 42.9
73 Glibenclamide 2 53
74 Glibenclamide 3 42. 9
75 Glibenclamide 4 56.4
76 Glibenclamide 5 50. 9
77 Hydrochlorothiazide 1 42
78 Hydrochlorothiazide 2 51.3
79 Ibuprofen 1 64.9
80 Ibuprofen 2 59.8
81 Ibuprofen 3 47.1
82 Ibuprofen 4 47.9
83 Loratadine 1 37.8
84 Loratadine 2 17.5
85 Loratadine 3 64.9
86 Loratadine 4 72.5
87 Loratadine 5 53
88 Losartan potassium 25-1 13.3
89 Losartan potassium 25-2 43.7
90 Losartan potassium 25-3 42.9
91 Losartan potassium 25-4 50.5
92 Losartan potassium 25-5 69.9
93 Losartan potassium 25-6 41
94 Losartan potassium 50-1 13.3
95 Losartan potassium 50-2 43.7
96 Losartan potassium 50-3 42.9
97 Losartan potassium 50-4 50.5
98 Losartan potassium 50-5 69.9
99 Losartan potassium 50-6 41
100 Metformin hydrochloride 1 56.42
101 Metformin hydrochloride 10 28.5
102 Metformin hydrochloride 2 44.6
103 Metformin hydrochloride 3 45.4
104 Metformin hydrochloride 4 42
105 Metformin hydrochloride 5 23.4
106 Metformin hydrochloride 6 45.4
107 Metformin hydrochloride 7 38.6
108 Metformin hydrochloride 8 59.8
109 Metformin hydrochloride 9 33.6
110 Metoprolol 1 52.2
111 Metoprolol 2 51.3
112 Metoprolol 3 47.9
113 Metoprolol 4 42. 9
114 Metoprolol 5 60.6
115 Metoprolol 6 69.9
116 Nitroglycerin 2.6-1 28.5
117 Nitroglycerin 2.6-2 42
118 Nitroglycerin 2.6-3 70.8
119 Nitroglycerin 2.6-4 59.8
120 Nitroglycerin 2.6-5 47.9
121 Nitroglycerin 2.6-6 70.7
122 Nitroglycerin 2.6-7 18.3
123 Nitroglycerin 6.4-1 18.3
124 Nitroglycerin 6.4-2 42
125 Nitroglycerin 6.4-3 70.8
126 Nitroglycerin 6.4-4 59.8
127 Nitroglycerin 6.4-5 47.9
128 Nitroglycerin 6.4-6 28.5
129 Omeprazole 1 83.5
130 Omeprazole 2 83.5
131 Omeprazole 3 54.7
132 Omeprazole 4 58.1
133 Omeprazole 5 23.4
134 Omeprazole 6 72.49
135 Omeprazole 7 71.6
136 Propranolol hydrochloride 1 76.7
137 Propranolol hydrochloride 2 53.9
138 Propranolol hydrochloride 3 46.2
139 Propranolol hydrochloride 4 60.6
140 Propranolol hydrochloride 5 60.6
141 Ranitidine 1 42
142 Ranitidine 2 49.5
143 Ranitidine 3 37.8
144 Ranitidine 4 51.2
145 Ranitidine 5 56.4
146 Ranitidine 6 74.2
147 Spironolactone 1 64.9
148 Spironolactone 2 51.2
149 Triamterene-H 61.5
150 Sodium valproate 1 15.8
151 Sodium valproate 2 55.6
152 Sodium valproate 3 58.9
153 Vitamin B11 26.8
154 Vitamin B12 57.3
155 Vitamin B13 58
156 Vitamin B14 53.9
157 Vitamin B15 66.5
158 Vitamin B16 62.3

Abbreviation: FDR, Flesch–Dayani reading.