{"id":266,"date":"2026-08-13T21:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/2026\/08\/13\/a-guide-to-reading-medicine-labels-and-directions-correctly\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T21:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:10:55","slug":"a-guide-to-reading-medicine-labels-and-directions-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/2026\/08\/13\/a-guide-to-reading-medicine-labels-and-directions-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Reading Medicine Labels and Directions Correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every medicine package comes with a label and leaflet containing important information, such as the name of the active ingredient, its uses, directions for use, side effects, warnings, expiry date, and the marketing authorization number from BPOM (Indonesian FDA). Making a habit of reading this information before taking medicine is a simple step to prevent misuse.<\/p>\n<p>Pay close attention to instructions on when to take it. Terms such as before meals, after meals, or with food have different meanings and can affect how the medicine works. Directions such as three times a day generally mean the medicine is taken at roughly equal intervals throughout the day, not only at mealtimes.<\/p>\n<p>Also read the warnings and contraindications section, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, have certain medical conditions, or regularly take other medicines. Some medicines can cause drowsiness, so they are not recommended when driving or operating machinery.<\/p>\n<p>For prescription medicines, follow the instructions written on the pharmacy label. If any information is unclear, do not hesitate to ask a pharmacist or doctor before you start using the medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicine labels contain important information about uses, directions and warnings. Learn how to read them so your medicine works optimally and safely for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_dps_reviewed_by":"","_dps_reviewed_by_url":"","_dps_reviewed_by_new_tab":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicines-vitamins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.dokterin.co.id\/artikel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}