Method for simultaneously preparing pharmacy vial label and drug-specific warning labels
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1. 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 contained on the main label portion, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a backing sheet having the main label portion and the warning label portion releasably adhered thereto, both the main label portion and the warning label portion having respective outer surfaces for receiving printed information thereon;
printing the drug or patient information on the main label portion and the drug-specific information on the warning label during only one printing pass;
removing both the main label portion and the warning label portion from the backing sheet; and
thereafter affixing both the main label portion and the warning label portion 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 main label portion and the drug-specific 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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1. 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 contained on the main label portion, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a backing sheet having the main label portion and the warning label portion releasably adhered thereto, both the main label portion and the warning label portion having respective outer surfaces for receiving printed information thereon;
printing the drug or patient information on the main label portion and the drug-specific information on the warning label during only one printing pass;
removing both the main label portion and the warning label portion from the backing sheet; and
thereafteraffixing both the main label portion and the warning label portion to a drug container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for the realtime preparation of a pharmacy label set having a main vial label containing customer-specific drug and dosage information printed thereon and one or more warning labels each 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 an electronic data input to the printer containing 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 defining adjacent printable blank vial label and warning label sections for receiving printing of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the warning label information, 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) drug-specific warning information on at least one warning label of the section of the form; and
attaching the vial label section and at least a portion of the warning label section to a drug container. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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