Labelling Flashcards
Requirements for Labelling Materials of Pharmaceutical Products
Administrative Order No. 55 s. 1988
Information included in the labeling materials
- Name of the product (Generic name alone or with Brand name, as the case may be)
- Dosage form and strength
- Pharmacologic category
- Rx symbol, in case of prescription drugs
- Name and complete address of manufacturer and trader, when applicable
- Net content
- Formulation
- Indication(s)
- Contraindication(s), precaution(s), warning(s)
- Mode of administration/directions for use
- Batch and lot number
- Expiry/ expiration date and date of manufacture
- Registration number
- Storage conditions
- For Rx products: Foods, drugs and devices and Cosmetic Act prohibits dispensing without prescription
All information required to appear on the label must be:
a. Written in English or Filipino
b. Clearly and prominently displayed
c. Readable with normal vision without straining. The color contrast, the position and spacing of the information must be taken into consideration in complying with labeling requirements.
Principal display panel
40% of the total surface of the container
Principal Display Panel Information
Formulation
Indication(s)
Mode of administration/directions (s) for use
Batch and lot number
Expiry/ expiration date and date of manufacture
Registration number
Storage conditions
For Rx: Foods, Drugs and devices and Cosmetic Act prohibits dispensing without prescription
Name of the Product
- Generic Name shall be prominently printed element on the label
- Enclosed exclusively by an oitline box
- Background color inside the box, against with the generic name
- Printed in Full
Generic Name with Brand Name
Same typeface, font, and size
Generic name appearing above the BN and a point size bigger than the BN
Two generic Name
Generic name of both API indicated within the box
3 or more generic Name
An official name for the combination, serve as the equivalent of the generic name designaed by BFAD
Dosage Form
Dosage form shall be specified including special delivery system
Pharmacologic Category
Shall conform to the category used in PNDF
N\If not classifief by BFAD, Approval of BFAD
Rx Symbol
Printed in a type size no less than one fifth (1/5) of the height of the principal displayed panel.
In contrasting color to the background
Overimprinting / Superimposition
Allowed as long it will not result in obliterating or rendering less legible the other required requirement
Formulation
- Active ingredient(s) must be stated in their generic names (INN).
- The amounts of the active ingredient(s) shall be expressed in the metric system or unit of potency, when applicable, as specified in the official compendia.
- The salt or chemical form(s) of active ingredient(s) must be stated
- Multiple components must be enumerated in the order of decreasing pharmacologic activity, when applicable.
- The coloring agent and excipient causing hypersensitivity must be indicated
- Alcohol content expressed in Percent %
Contraindications, Precautions, Warnings
Full information in contraindication the use of drugs
Warning statements as required by BFAD