Medication packaging and labeling system and method

Abstract

A method for generating a label for a medication for a patient includes obtaining information about the prescription and printing the information on the label in a hierarchical manner with more important information in a more prominent location or more prominent type relative to other less important information. The information about the prescription includes the patient's name and home address; the name, form, purpose, and expiration date of the medication; the manner in which the medication is to be taken; the number of refills of the prescription; the quantity of medication to be dispensed; the prescribing doctor's name and DEA number; and the date the prescription is written.

1 . A method for generating a label for a prescription medication for a patient, comprising the steps of:
 obtaining information about the prescription including the patient's name and home address, the name, form, purpose, dosage and expiration date of the medication, the manner in which the medication is to be taken, the number of refills of the prescription, the quantity of medication to be dispensed, the prescribing doctor's name and DEA number, and the date the prescription is written; and   printing the information on the label in a hierarchical manner with more important information being in a more prominent location or more prominent type relative to other less important information.