Pharmacy label and prescription drug dispensing
US5752723A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S283/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pharmacy label construction is provided that allows practice of a method of dispensing prescription drugs that takes a pharmacist or doctor less than a third of the time normally required to properly label a package of prescription drugs at a pharmacy or hospital. A label assembly includes a release liner having first and second ends, and supporting a first label section located adjacent the first end, a second label section located adjacent the second end, and at least one central label section located between the first and second sections, each section having pressure sensitive adhesive engaging the release liner. In practice of the method of dispensing the steps are: imaging the first label section to include indicia comprising the name of a prescription drug, the dosage for proper administration of the drug, and the quantity of the drug to be provided in a package; exposing the adhesive of the first label section at two widely spaced areas while leaving the release liner in place between the spaced areas; folding the second and central label sections, while attached to the release liner, underneath the release liner at the first label section; attaching the exposed adhesive a…
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