Labelling of Dispensed Medicines

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1/16/2012 Labelling of Dispensed Medicines By Aslinda Jamil R.Ph • • • LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this topic, the students should be able to: Use the correct labels for various type of dosage forms Identify the criteria for labels Use auxiliary labels for medicines Remember the 5R system: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: “The Right drug, in the Right dose, via the Right route, to the Right patient, at the Right time.” Peranan Utama Ahli Farmasi Introduction • All pharmaceutical products have to be labelled before they can be dispensed or sold to patients. • The label carries a number of functions: – To indicate clearly the contents inside the container – To give clear instructions to patients on how and when the medicine or medicinal product should be taken or used – To specify clearly to patients the storage requirements and duration of storage for the dispensed products – To inform patients of any warnings and cautions that they should be aware off 1 1/16/2012 • According to the Poisons Regulations 1952, which applies to both pharmacists and doctors, where any poison is sold or supplied as a dispensed medicine, or as an ingredient in a dispensed medicine, the container of such medicine shall be labelled, in a conspicuous and distinct manner, with: – – – – – – the name and address of the supplier or seller; and the name of the purchaser or patient; the name of the medicine; and adequate directions for the use of such medicine; and the date of delivery of such medicine; and where such medicine is sold or supplied and entered in a prescription book, with a reference to a serial number of the entry in such book relating to such sale or supply POISON REGULATIONS 1952: Labelling of dispensed medicines. (1) Where any poison is sold or supplied as a dispensed medicine, or as an ingredient in a dispensed medicine, the
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