Method for simultaneously preparing pharmacy vial label and drug-specific warning labels
First Claim
1. A method for the real-time preparation at a pharmacy work station of a pharmacy label set having a main vial label containing customer-specific drug and dosage information printed thereon and warning label means containing a drug-specific warning thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a printer;
connecting computer means and database means with the printer so as to supply a real-time electronic data input to the printer of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the drug-specific warning information;
providing a plurality of blank forms each of which has an upper surface and a lower surface with an adhesive backing on the lower surface, the upper surface of each form containing a printable blank vial label section and a blank warning label section for receiving printing from the printer of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the warning label information from the database means, respectively, on the upper surface thereof;
passing each form through the printer and, in one pass, printing (a) the customer-specific drug and dosage information on the vial label section of the form; and
(b) any drug-specific warning information on the warning label section of the form which relates to the customer-specific drug; and
attaching the vial label section and at least a portion of the warning label section to a drug container.
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Abstract
A method for preparing both main label and warning label portions for a container useful in dispensing drugs by a pharmacist in which the main label portion contains specific drug or patient information and the warning label portion contains one or more warnings specific to the drug or patient information includes the steps of providing a backing sheet having the main label portion and the warning label portion releasably adhered thereto, printing the drug or patient information on the warning label during only one printing pass, and then affixing both the main label portion and the warning label portion to a drug container.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for the real-time preparation at a pharmacy work station of a pharmacy label set having a main vial label containing customer-specific drug and dosage information printed thereon and warning label means containing a drug-specific warning thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a printer;
connecting computer means and database means with the printer so as to supply a real-time electronic data input to the printer of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the drug-specific warning information;
providing a plurality of blank forms each of which has an upper surface and a lower surface with an adhesive backing on the lower surface, the upper surface of each form containing a printable blank vial label section and a blank warning label section for receiving printing from the printer of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the warning label information from the database means, respectively, on the upper surface thereof;
passing each form through the printer and, in one pass, printing (a) the customer-specific drug and dosage information on the vial label section of the form; and
(b) any drug-specific warning information on the warning label section of the form which relates to the customer-specific drug; and
attaching the vial label section and at least a portion of the warning label section to a drug container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for preparing a container useful in dispensing drugs by a pharmacist, in which the container includes an outer surface provided with a main label section for receiving specific drug or patient information and a warning label section for receiving one or more warnings specific to the drug or patient information to be received on the main label section, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing means for imprinting numerals and letters on the main label section and on the warning label section;
connecting computer means and database means with the imprinting means to supply a real-time electronic data input to the imprinting means of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the drug-specific warning information;
passing the main label section and the warning label section through the imprinting means and, in one pass, imprinting (a) the customer-specific drug and dosage information on the main label section; and
(b) any drug-specific warning information on the warning label section. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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