Label, a label system and method
First Claim
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1. A pharmaceutical label sheet comprising:
- a pre-selected arrangement of removable labels, wherein each of said labels is individually coded, and wherein the arrangement of labels comprises;
a plurality of rows wherein the labels in the rows are related by a class of the pharmaceutical;
a plurality of columns wherein the labels in the columns are related by specific pharmaceuticals belonging to the class of the pharmaceutical; and
at least one label comprising a back and a face; and
a backing sheet wherein the back of the label is in removably adhesive contact with a portion of the backing sheet and wherein the portion of the backing sheet in adhesive contact with the label comprises indicia similar to the face of the label.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement of pharmaceutical labels in a sheet and to a method of monitoring administration of the pharmaceuticals to a patient using those labels. The labels may include indicia to assist transferral of information and/or to a label including information to assist in the administration by infusion of a pharmaceutical to a patient.
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19 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical label sheet comprising:
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a pre-selected arrangement of removable labels, wherein each of said labels is individually coded, and wherein the arrangement of labels comprises;
a plurality of rows wherein the labels in the rows are related by a class of the pharmaceutical;
a plurality of columns wherein the labels in the columns are related by specific pharmaceuticals belonging to the class of the pharmaceutical; and
at least one label comprising a back and a face; and
a backing sheet wherein the back of the label is in removably adhesive contact with a portion of the backing sheet and wherein the portion of the backing sheet in adhesive contact with the label comprises indicia similar to the face of the label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of monitoring administration of pharmaceuticals to a patient, including the steps of:
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(a) selecting a label sheet including a preselected arrangement of removable labels, and a backing sheet, wherein each label comprises;
a back being adhesively backed and, a face having indicia and wherein a portion of the backing sheet beneath each label comprises indicia similar to the face of the label wherein said arrangement comprises;
a plurality of rows wherein the labels in the rows are related by a class of the pharmaceutical; and
a plurality of columns wherein the labels in the columns are related by specific pharmaceuticals belonging to the class of the pharmaceutical;
(b) selecting the label from the label sheet wherein the label includes indicia on the face corresponding to the pharmaceutical;
(c) applying the label to a pharmaceutical administration device;
(d) administering the pharmaceutical, and (e) repeating at least steps (b) to (d) until the required administration of pharmaceuticals to the patient is complete. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A combination label including:
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a backing sheet in removably adhesive contact including;
a first side of a primary and a secondary label, the secondary label being removably attached to the primary label, the primary label for attachment to a first container, the primary label including adhesive on the first side thereof and, on a second side thereof, suitable indicia to identify the content of the first container, and the secondary label including adhesive on the first side thereof and being adapted to be transferable to a second container and to include suitable indicia to identify the content of the first container once the secondary label has been transferred to the second container wherein the primary label and the secondary label are arranged such that the arrangement comprises;
a plurality of rows wherein the labels in the rows are related by a class of the pharmaceutical; and
a plurality of columns wherein the labels in the columns are related by specific pharmaceuticals belonging to the class of the pharmaceutical;
and wherein a portion of the backing sheet in adhesive contact with the first side of the primary and the secondary labels includes indicia corresponding to that on the face of the second side of the primary and the secondary labels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
(a) transferring the contents, or part thereof, of the first container into the second container; and
(b) transferring the secondary label of the composite label from the first container to the second container.
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13. The method of claim 12 wherein the first container is an ampoule or vial, the second container is a syringe, and on the contents transferred is an anesthetic drug.
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14. A pharmaceutical label sheet comprising:
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a pre-selected arrangement of removable labels, wherein each of said labels is individually coded, and wherein the arrangement of labels comprises;
a plurality of columns wherein the labels in the columns are related by a class of said pharmaceutical; and
a plurality of rows wherein the labels in the rows are related by specific pharmaceuticals belonging to the class of the pharmaceutical;
at least one label comprising a back and a face; and
a backing sheet wherein the back of the label is in removably adhesive contact with a portion of the backing sheet and wherein the portion of the backing sheet in adhesive contact with the label comprises indicia similar to the face of the label. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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