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An auxiliary label (also called cautionary and advisory label or prescription drug warning label) is a label added on to a dispensed medication package by a pharmacist in addition to the usual prescription label. These labels are intended to provide supplementary information regarding the safe administration, use, and storage of the medication. [1]
In the United States, a boxed warning (sometimes "black box warning", colloquially) is a type of warning that appears near the beginning of the package insert for certain prescription drugs, so called because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifies that it is formatted with a 'box' or border around the text [1] to emphasize its ...
The details of label includes the name of preparation, quantity of drugs, instructions for patients, patient's name and the date of dispensing Drug labelling , also referred to as prescription labelling , is a written, printed or graphic matter upon any drugs or any of its container, or accompanying such a drug.
Contraindications - lists situations in which the medication should not be used, for example in patients with other medical conditions such as kidney problems or allergies; Warnings - covers possible serious side effects that may occur (e.g., boxed warning)
Schedule 5 (S5) drugs and poisons are substances and preparations that must have appropriate packaging and simple warning labels to display that these poisons: have low toxicity or a low concentration; have a low to moderate hazard; can cause only minor adverse effects to the human being in normal use; require caution in handling, storage, or use.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning late Tuesday about supplements that contain the ingredient tianeptine, commonly known as "gas station heroin." The products — sold under the ...
Reversing a lower court ruling, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found that the 11 warnings required under a 2020 Food and Drug Administration rule were "factual and ...
take (often effectively a noun meaning "prescription"—medical prescription or prescription drug) rep. repetatur: let it be repeated s. signa: write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed