149KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE DRUG PACKAGE INSERTS IN MEDICAL INTERNSDrug package inserts are the most important written information about the drug for patients as well as doctors, hence it is very important for the upcoming doctors i.e., interns to have knowledge about it. The main objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and awareness of the upcoming doctors i.e., interns about the drug package inserts. A questionnaire consisting of 18 questions related to drug package inserts was been formulated. These questionnaire were distributed in the interns and the data collected was analyzed for their knowledge and awareness regarding drug package inserts. Total 250 medical interns answered the questionnaires, out of which 70% of them don’t know the meaning of the drug package inserts. It should be in regional language was the opinion of 66% interns .75% opined, its font size should be large. 90% confirmed, it is useful from patient’s point of view but when asked how, nobody was able to explain. When compared between two colleges, 10.2% of college 1 and 42.76% of college 2 interns knows the definition of drug package inserts.97% of college 1 and 85% of college 2 agreed that they are useful from patient’s point of view. There is a need of more awareness amongst the interns and certain changes must be done in the drug package inserts drsmi86@gmail.comResearch622016Knowledge,Awareness, Drug package inserts,Medical internWankhede S.Y,Pardeshi M.L,Ghorpade V.V,Ghongane B.BDepartment of Pharmacology, B.J.Govt. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India,Department of Pharmacology, B.J.Govt. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India,Department of Pharmacology, B.J.Govt. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India,Department of Pharmacology, B.J.Govt. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India