Customized visual marking for medication labeling
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1. A method of marking a medication or other health-related product comprising:
- establishing a visual identifier for a health-related substance designated for use by a particular patient, which visual identifier includes a primary recognizable symbolic aspect intended to facilitate identification of the particular patient; and
providing a display scheme for incorporating the visual identifier in close association with a substance dosage.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are disclosed that provide a customized technique for marking medication and other health-related products with a visual identifier that includes a recognizable symbolic aspect to facilitate proper administration of a substance dosage to designated patent. Display implementations of the visual identifier may be incorporated in various product packaging components. A possible supplemental visual identifier may be incorporated in the product packaging components to suggest recommended usage aspects of the substance dosage.
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1. A method of marking a medication or other health-related product comprising:
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establishing a visual identifier for a health-related substance designated for use by a particular patient, which visual identifier includes a primary recognizable symbolic aspect intended to facilitate identification of the particular patient; and providing a display scheme for incorporating the visual identifier in close association with a substance dosage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A medication or other health-related product comprising:
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a health-related substance designated for use by a particular patient; a visual identifier that includes one or more recognizable primary symbolic aspects intended to facilitate identification of the particular patient; and a substance dosage to be administered internally or externally to the particular patient, which substance dosage incorporates the visual identifier as an integral display characteristic of the actual substance dosage and/or as a display element of a package or label in close association with the actual substance dosage. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A packaging system for medication or other health-related products, including:
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a substance dosage designated for use by a particular patient; a container for holding one or more substance dosages; labeling that includes substance administration information; a visual identifier that includes one or more recognizable primary symbolic aspects intended to facilitate identification of the particular patient; and a display implementation for the visual identifier, which display implementation is in close association with the substance dosage. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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71. A computer program product having one or more programs operable to perform a process, wherein said process comprises:
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establishing a visual identifier for a medication or other health-related product designated for use by a particular patient, which visual identifier includes a primary recognizable aspect intended to facilitate identification of the particular patient; implementing a display scheme for incorporating a human-readable form of the visual identifier in close association with the medication or other health-related product; and maintaining a cross-reference to correlate the particular patient with the visual identifier. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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