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Visibly-coded medication label and associated method, apparatus and computer program product for providing same

US8405875B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2009
Grant dateMar 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H20/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A visibly-coded medication label and an associated method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a visibly-coded medication label are provided. A label having an attachment portion and an informational portion may be provided. The informational portion includes a plurality of regions having different visible indicia, such as different colors. Information may be imprinted upon the informational portion that is related to the medication with which the label is to be associated. At least one region that has visible indicia representative of the associated medication may be identified. At least one of the regions other than the region that has been identified to have visible indicia representative of the associated medication may then be overprinted and at least partially obscured. However, the region that has been identified to have visible indicia representative of the associated medication remains visible following the overprinting.

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