Medication recordkeeping indicia

Abstract

A medication recordkeeping device comprised of a label or sheet with a plurality of characters identifying at least one subject upon which a friably removable mask covering obscures each of the characters. The label or sheet is adapted to be fixedly applied to a medication containing vessel wherein each time an individual unit of medication is consumed, the friable removable mask is removed from a character in order that the underlying subject will be exposed so that a visual record will be kept of the medication consumed. The characters may be dates, numerals or dosage amounts corresponding to a patient's needs or the particular requirements of the medication. The label or sheet preferably also includes an area for recording important information such as a patient's name or medical history. A bar code may be provided for recording relevant information. Further, the label or sheet can be inserted into a housing apparatus which attaches a medicine container thereto.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of recordkeeping for medication, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a label with a means for identifying patient information;    imprinting said label with a plurality of characters obscured by friably removable mask;    fixedly applying said label to a medication-containing vessel;    consuming a unit of medication from said medication-containing vessel; and    removing at least one said friable mask from said label in order to expose one or more of said characters to create a visual record of the medication consumed.    
     
     
         2 . The method of    claim 1   , wherein said means for identifying includes a patient's name.  
     
     
         3 . The method of    claim 1   , wherein said means for identifying includes a patient's medical history.  
     
     
         4 . The method of    claim 1   , wherein said means for identifying is a bar code.  
     
     
         5 . The method of    claim 1   , further comprising the steps of: 
 inserting said label into a housing apparatus; and attaching a medicine container to said housing apparatus.    
     
     
         6 . The method of    claim 1   , further comprising the step of providing said label with a removable protective cover for protecting the friable removable mask.  
     
     
         7 . A housing apparatus comprising: 
 a frame for receiving a medical recordkeeping label;    a mounting bracket attached to said frame, said mounting bracket including a bottom mount;    whereby a medicine container is removably affixed to said bottom mount such that said label remains in proximity to said container.    
     
     
         8 . The housing apparatus of    claim 6    wherein the frame has a window located therein through which the medical recordkeeping label may be viewed and the housing apparatus further comprises a removable protective cover adjacent to said window for protecting the medical recordkeeping label.