Prescriptions are prescribed to patients to ensure that each patient receives the correct medicine, in an accurate dose, to treat their condition or sickness. Instruction will be given from a pharmacist or doctor before a patient receives a prescription, but sometimes that is not enough. Patients must also know how to safely use, administer, and store their medicines.
Auxiliary labels are medication labels that display various pieces of information, like warnings, dietary information, administration instructions or cautionary details. Auxiliary labels highlight aspects of the medicine that patients need to keep in mind. Auxiliary labels are supplementary to a prescription label — they provide extra information for the patient to ensure that medicine administration, use, and storage are done in the proper way.
Auxiliary labels protect patients from being administered the wrong drug or too much of a drug. These labels have a cautionary nature about them that is designed to make the information as clear as possible.
Though the exact dosage they have been prescribed will not appear on the label, facts about the drug itself and how it is to be administered, used and stored will appear on it. This provides the patient with a clear understanding and minimizes the chance of adverse effects.
There are numerous other aspects of patient care and drug distribution that must be set up correctly to ensure patient safety. Auxiliary labels are a small but important part of that process.
Here are a few examples of common types of auxiliary labels:
If a medicine is used, administered, or stored incorrectly, the patient may experience negative outcomes, making auxiliary labels very important.
Pharmacy technicians and healthcare professionals need to be equipped with knowledge and be able to assist patients on how best to use, administer, or store their medicine. This becomes even more important if patients are prescribed multiple medicines.
Auxiliary labels are an important supplementary form of direction that can assist and remind patients of medical information after they leave a pharmacy or healthcare clinic. Starting a new medication can be daunting for patients, but auxiliary labels take a level of fear out of the process, as they can clearly see what it is and how it should and could affect them.
Having auxiliary labels on prescriptions also protects the pharmacy they come from in the event a patient takes them in a way that is not approved and causes harm to their health. This is likely only applicable in an outpatient context but is always a risk with various medications.
Auxiliary labels for the healthcare industry help patients, doctors, nurses and pharmacists have clear communication regarding a patient's care.
Labeling medicines clearly keeps everyone involved in caring for a patient on the same page while they are in the hospital. If the patients are getting the drug in an outpatient setting, the label can help them remember what the drug is, what it is used for and how to store it. This is especially helpful for patients who are trying to manage a lot of medicine at one time.
Veterinary industry auxiliary labels serve veterinary staff members similarly to how they serve the healthcare industry. By having the right information in front of them, pet owners can ensure their pets only get the right amount of medicine at the right time.
An up-and-coming need for auxiliary labels is in the cannabis industry. Packaging and labeling cannabis is a standardized process and the use of auxiliary labels can help people be safer and businesses be more efficient. Auxiliary labels help them follow the regulations laid out for them easily and clearly.
Nev’s Ink provides auxiliary labels for the healthcare and veterinary industries. Order healthcare auxiliary labels or our veterinary healthcare labels today. Your stock products will ship to you within 24 hours and any custom orders will ship to you within six business days.
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