Drug labeling

A system to record a utilization of a drug transferred from a first drug container to a second drug container at a specific institution, comprising:

• a drug identification component that scans machine-readable data on a first drug container to retrieve drug identifying data for the drug, wherein the drug is included in a set of drugs;
• a storage medium that stores a site-specific database comprising attributes and associated values for the set of drugs including the drug in the first drug container, wherein the attributes comprise patient-independent drug policies and patient-independent drug handling guidance specific for the institution;
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• a processor configured to obtain the drug identifying data, the attributes, and the associated values for the drug, and record information regarding transfer of the drug and administration of the drug into an information management system using the drug identifying data, the attributes, and the associated values.

A method for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container at a specific institution, the method comprising:

• retrieving drug identifying data for a drug in the first drug container by scanning machine-readable data on the first drug container;
• retrieving from a storage medium that stores a site-specific database one or more attributes and associated values for the identified drug, wherein the attributes comprise patient-independent drug policies and patient-independent drug handling guidance specific for the institution;
• based on the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug, producing, by a processor, information about the drug;
• applying, by a processor, one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate patient independent drug handling information;
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• generating a label comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be affixed on the second container.

A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage device for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container at a specific institution, the computer program product comprising instructions to cause a computer to:

• retrieve drug identifying data for a drug in the first drug container by scanning machine-readable data on the first drug container;
• retrieve from a storage medium that stores a site-specific database one or more attributes and associated values for the drug, wherein the attributes comprise patient-independent drug policies and patient-independent drug handling guidance specific for the institution;
• obtain the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug and produce information about the drug using the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values;
• apply one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate patient-independent drug handling information;
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• generate a label comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be affixed on the second container.