Multipart flag label for pharmaceutical products

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to the distribution of pharmaceutical products in general and in particular to a kit, comprising containers of pharmaceutical products with an individual multipart flag label attached to each of the containers, for distributing said products to doctor's offices, medical clinics and any other persons licensed to dispense pharmaceutical products.

#2. Description of the Prior Art

#The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the accompanying drawing, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a kit used for distributing drugs to physicians in medical clinics or the like in accordance with the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a multipart label according to the present invention.

#Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, there is provided in accordance with the present invention a pharmaceutical dispensing kit designated generally as 1. In the kit 1 there is provided a tray 2, containing a plurality of containers of drugs 3, a package insert 4 and a prescription log record 5.

#The tray 2 typically comprises cardboard, which is generally assembled into a hollow box-like shape. In the top surface of the tray 2 there is provided a plurality of numbered holes 6, also designated 1, 2, 3, . . . , etc. In each of the holes 6, there is provided one of the containers 3. Each of the containers 3 is provided for containing a particular amount of pharmaceutical drug. For example, 40--250 milligram tablets of Penicillin VK. Attached to each of the containers 3 there is provided a multipart flag label designated generally as 7. On the front of the tray 2 there is provided a tray label designated generally as 8.

#Referring in particular to the label 8, there is provided on the label 8 lines of information relating to the type of drugs in the containers in the tray 2, the identity of the physician or the medical clinic to whom the drugs are to be distributed, the number of containers of a batch of drugs in the tray 2, and the batch number of the drugs. For example, referring to List #0047-0648-32, the numbers 0047 comprise the National Drug Code identifying the original manufacturer of the drugs in the containers. The numbers 0648 is the code number assigned by the original manufacturer to identify the type of drug in the containers, and the number 32 is a number assigned by the original manufacturer identifying the quantity of the drug if the drug is a liquid, or the number of units of the drug if in capsule or tablet form. For example, the number 32 is an arbitrary number which may represent 32 capsules, or it may represent 500 capsules.