Pharmaceutical sciences students level 4 in the certificate level can use this concept to become competent in the pharmacy practice, dispensing, dosaging and so on. Also students are expected to us this concept in their compounding of pharmaceutical liquides and so on.. So making them competent and so forth

1. MEDICINES LABEL
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2. Expected learning outcomes
By the end of this session students are expected
to be able to:
 Define a label of a Dispensed Medicine
 List Essential Features of a Label
 Explain the Importance/ Purpose of a Label of
Dispensed Medicine
 Design and prepare appropriate label
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3. Definitions
 Label: Any material which is printed or affixed to
a packing material which provides the
necessary information about medicine,
 Each dispensed medicine must be appropriately
labelled to comply with legal and professional
requirements
 All medicines to be dispensed should be
labelled and the labels should be unambiguous,
clear, legible and indelible
 If possible lettering should be printed
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4. Essential Features of a Label
 Clear, accurate, and concise
 To avoid misunderstanding and obtain
greatest benefits from therapy
 Abbreviations and unfamiliar expressions
should not be used, especially for indications
 Legible
 Easily readable, the print should not fade
when exposed to water or sunlight
 Manufacturers’ labels fulfill established criteria
for good readability
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5. Essential Features of a Label ..
 Adequate and relevant
 Care should be taken to avoid confusion
 Too much information on the label may mean
that none of it is noted
 Intelligible
 The information should be completely
unambiguous and arranged to avoid
confusion
 The terms used should be readily
understandable by the lay/unprofessional
person
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6. Essential Features of a Label..
 Label information should include the
following:
 Patient name, Generic name, strength and
dosage form of the medicine
 Dose, Frequency and Duration of use of the
medicines, Quantity of the medicine
dispensed
 How to take or administer the medicine and
cautionary statements, if applicable
 Storage condition
 The name and address of the dispenser
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7. The label on the medicine
packaging
includes:
• •The name of Patient the generic name for the
active ingredient in your medicine (scientific
name)
• •the name and address of the pharmacy that
dispensed medicine
 the date medicine dispensed
 the name of the medicine and the strength
 the dose should be taken, how to take it and
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8. …cont.
•the amount of medicine in the container
•if necessary, any cautions or warning messages
that apply to your medicine
Some examples are
- shake the bottle
-store in a cool place
- discard 28 days after opening
- do not use after a certain date
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9. Sample Label of Medicine
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10. ….cont
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PST04101 DISPENSING
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Themi Pharmacy Themi Pharmacy
P.O Box 3011 P.O Box 3011
Arusha Arusha
Date: 15.01.2015 Date: 15.01.2015
Name of Patient: Aisha Hassan Name of Patient: Aisha Hassan
Paracetamol Syrup 120mg/5ml Amoxicillin Syrup 125mg/5ml
2 teaspoonful x After every 8 2 teaspoonful x After every 8
hours for 5 days hours for 7 days
Keep Away From Children Reach Keep Away From Children Reach

11. Purpose of a Label of
Dispensed Medicine
The purpose of a label for medicine to be
dispensed is:
 To describe and identify a prescribed medicine
 To contribute to optimal therapeutic outcome
and to avoid medication errors
 To achieve appropriate handling and storage
 To allow the product to be traced if there are
problems with either the manufacturing,
prescribing or dispensing process
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12. Importance of a Label of
Dispensed Medicine
The importance of label for medicine to be
dispensed:
 Supplement and reinforce oral communication
between the patient and healthcare provider
 Label should provide the patient with all the
information necessary so that the medicine may
be taken or used appropriately
 The presentation of label elements is important for
patient understanding
 Written instructions on the use of medicines are
very important rather than verbal information
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13. Exercise
You are a dispenser at Themi Pharmacy P.O Box 3011,
Arusha today. A Mother with a child called Aisha Hassan
gives you a prescription written as follows;-
 Amoxicillin Syp 250mg tds 5/7
 Paracetamol Syp 240mg tds tds 5/7
 At Themi Pharmacy you have in stock bottles Amoxicillin
Dry Suspension 100ml with strength of 125mg/5ml and
Paracetamol syrup 100ml with strength of 120mg/5ml.
 Design and prepare an appropriate label for the two
medicines prescribed.
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14. Evaluation
•What is a label for medicine to be dispensed?
•What informations are appropriate to be included in a
label of medicine to be dispensed?
•What are the essential features of a label of medicine to
be dispensed?
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15. References
1. Cooper, J. W., Gunn, C., & Carter, S. J. (2008).
Cooper and Gunn's dispensing for
pharmaceutical students (12th ed.). New Delhi,
India: CBS.
2. Rees, J. A., Smith, I., & Watson, J.
Pharmaceutical practice (5th ed.). London,
United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone
3. Ansel, H. C. (2012). Pharmaceutical
Calculations (14th ed.). Philadelfia,United
States of America: LWW. .
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