Overflow panel system for pharmaceutical container

摘要

A method of producing a label for a prescription pharmaceutical storage container includes providing a label system having at least a first label panel, a second label panel, and a third label panel positioned on a single rectangular label. Indicia providing critical prescription information is printed on the first label panel. On the second panel, indicia providing one of a continuation of the prescription information and warning information is printed. The continuation of the prescription information is printed on the second label panel when a length of the prescription information is too long to fit on the first label panel and the warning information is printed on the second label panel when the length of the prescription information fits on the first label panel. The warning information is printed on the third label panel when prescription information is printed on the second label panel.

主权项

1. A method of producing a label for a prescription pharmaceutical storage container for holding and dispensing a pharmaceutical for a patient, the method including the steps of:
providing a supply of prescription pharmaceutical storage containers, the supply including a first container and a second container, the first container having a circumference greater than a circumference of the second container; providing a label system having a first distinct label section and a second distinct label section, the first distinct label section and second distinct label section together having a length greater than the circumference of the second container; determining whether a length of prescription information fits entirely on the first label section; upon determining that the length of the prescription information does not fit entirely on the first label section, printing indicia providing the prescription information on both the first label section and the second label section and applying the first and second label sections to the first container; and upon determining that the length of the prescription information fits entirely on the first label section, printing indicia providing the prescription information on the first label section and applying the first label section to the second container.