Medication Advertising, Labelling and Packaging Requirements (4B) Flashcards
1
Q
Which drugs are prohibited from advertising?
A
POMs and CDs
2
Q
What is required for a person to advertise a product?
A
Marketing Authorisation
3
Q
What are the requirements of the content of drug adverts?
A
- name of medicine
- common name of API
- info for correct use
- express clearly to read packaging carefully
4
Q
What are the labelling requirements of medicine packaging?
A
- name, strength, form
- who medicine is intended for
- common name of API
- expiry date
- manufacturer batch number
- admin method
- excipients
- prescribed dose
- warning labels
- storage requirements
- how to dispose
- instructions for use
- denote medication classification
5
Q
What must the patiet information leaflet include?
A
- full list of ingredients
- name and info of medicines
- precautions
- side effects
- admin instructions
6
Q
What other consideration should be taken in reagrds to packaging?
A
- child resistant packaging
- labelling on medicine itself, if outer containter is likely to be discarded
