Auxiliary label
An auxiliary label or cautionary and advisory label (CAL) 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 safe administration, use, and storage of the medication.[1]
Auxiliary labels are generally small stickers consisting of a pictogram and one or more lines of text intended to enhance patient knowledge. Effectiveness of such labels depends on the number of labels, design of the label, and their position on the medication package or vial.[2] Simplifying auxiliary labels can improve patient comprehension.[3] Auxiliary label information can enhance but does not replace verbal counselling of the patient by the pharmacist.[4] Auxiliary labels became popular during the second half of the nineteenth century.[5] Deciding what auxiliary labels are suitable for a particular prescription requires knowledge of the drug's classification, interactions, and side effects.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Pharmaceutics and Compounding Laboratory". pharmlabs.unc.edu.
- ↑ "Rationalizing the use of Auxiliary Labels for oral oncology drugs" (PDF). BC Cancer Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Locke, Michelle R.; Shiyanbola, Olayinka O.; Gripentrog, Elizabeth (May 2014). "Improving prescription auxiliary labels to increase patient understanding". Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 54 (3): 267–274. doi:10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13163. PMID 24816353.
- ↑ "Guiding Principles for Assigning Auxiliary Labels for Outpatient Medications at BCCA" (PDF). BC Cancer Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Griffenhagen, George; Bogard, Mary (1999). History of drug containers and their labels. Madison, Wis.: American Inst. of the History of Pharmacy. p. 35. ISBN 0931292263.
- ↑ Hopper, Teresa (2012). Mosby's pharmacy technician : principles and practice (3rd ed.). St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier Saunders. p. 217. ISBN 1437706703.