Labelling of medicines with exercises

Question 1

What medicines have to be labelled???

Answer 1

Products which are schedule 2 or 3 controlled drugs.

BNF Cautionary and advisory labels for dispensed medicine.

Question 2

What are the requirements to be written on every prescription???

Answer 2

Name of person to whom the medicine is to be
administered
 Name and address of person who sells or supplies
the medicinal product
 The date on which dispensed
 Name of medicine
 Directions of use
 Precautions relating to the use
 Where applicable, the words ‘For external use only’
 The phrase ‘ Keep out of the reach and sight of
children’

Question 3

What is the difference between warning and auxiliary labels???

Answer 3

Warning labels give info on what to do and what not to do with the medicine.

Auxiliary labels give extra info to help the patient e.g. storage or usage.

Question 4

What are the requirements for labelling medicines in bulk???

Answer 4

The label must state the label must state;
 the name of the medicinal
 the ingredients
 the quantity
 special handling or storage requirements
 the expiry date
 the batch reference e.g. BN or LOT

Also must be re-labelled before dispensing to patients.

Question 5

What are the requirements for labelling of chemists nostrums???

Answer 5

Label with
 Name of the product
 Pharmaceutical form
 Quantitative particulars
 Quantity
 Directions for use
 Handling and storage requirements
 Expiry date
 Keep out of the reach and sight of children
 Where appropriate the words “Warning. Do not exceed the
stated dose” - in a rectangle started dose”
 e.g. where a POM was an ingredient but incorporated in such
a way as to exempt it from POM control way as to exempt it from POM control
 The name and address of the supplier
 The letter P in a rectangle