Label for pharmaceutical prescriptions

• US 20030061750A1
• Filed: 10/04/2001
• Published: 04/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cameo Crafts Graphic Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Cameo Graphic Industries Limited
• Inventors: Bernier, Daniel, Ramsay, Ted, Bilo, Detlev
• Application Number:
  US09/969,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20030061750A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/638
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0289 Pull- or fold-out labels

Abstract

A two-ply laminated label comprises a top opaque ply having a printable front surface and a bottom transparent ply. The top ply of the label is superimposed on and removably adhered to the bottom ply, forming the laminated two-ply label. The bottom ply of the laminated label is superimposed on and removably adhered to a release liner, until label application. The two-ply laminated label is preferably adapted to be adhered to a pharmaceutical container. The top ply can be removed from the bottom ply which is permanently adhered to the container, in order to be permanently adhered to another surface, such as a physician'"'"'s prescription pad.

Claims

1. A two-ply laminated label removably adhered to a front surface of a release liner having a release coating thereon, said label comprising:

a top opaque ply superimposed on a bottom transparent ply;

said top opaque ply having a printable front surface and having adhesive backing thereon;

said bottom transparent ply having a release coating on a front surface and having adhesive backing thereon;

said bottom transparent ply being superimposed on the front surface of the release liner;

said two-ply laminated label being removable from the release liner to be permanently adhered to a first surface of an article; and

said top opaque ply being removable from said bottom transparent ply to be permanently adhered to a second reference surface.

2. The label as defined in claim 1, wherein said label is a pharmaceutical label.

3. The label as defined in claim 2, wherein said article including said first surface is a pharmaceutical container.

4. The label as defined in claim 1, wherein said second reference surface is a physician'"'"'s prescription pad.

5. The label as defined in claim 1, wherein said second reference surface is a pharmacist'"'"'s file.

6. The label as defined in claim 1, wherein said top opaque ply comprises die-cut safety slits defining tabs therein.

7. The label as defined in claim 6, wherein once said top opaque ply is adhered to said second reference surface, said tabs prevent said top opaque ply from being removed intact from said second reference surface.

8. The label as defined in claim 1, wherein said printable front surface of said top opaque ply comprises an identification code.

9. The label as defined in claim 8, wherein said identification code is a scanable bar code.

10. The label as defined in claim 3, wherein said pharmaceutical container is a pharmaceutical prescription bottle.

11. A method for transferring a pharmaceutical product label from a pharmaceutical container to a second surface, comprising the steps of:

providing a two-ply removably laminated label, comprising an opaque printed top ply superimposed on a bottom transparent ply, adhered to a pharmaceutical container;

removing said top ply of said two-ply removably laminated label; and

adhering said top ply to a reference surface.

12. A method for creating a pharmaceutical prescription, comprising the steps of:

providing a pharmaceutical container;

providing a two-ply removably laminated label, comprising an opaque printed top ply superimposed on a bottom transparent ply, removably adhered to a release liner;

removing said two-ply removably laminated label from said release liner;

adhering said two-ply removably laminated label to said pharmaceutical container;

removing, at a later date, said top ply of said two-ply removably laminated label; and

adhering said top ply to a physician'"'"'s pharmaceutical prescription pad.