1. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 4 Drug Labels and Packaging

2. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Drug Labels

3. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Drug Names Trade –Brand –Proprietary –Several trade names Generic –Official accepted name, as listed in United States Pharmacopeia –One official name

4. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Drug Packaging Unit dose packaging Multidose packaging

5. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Question Is the following statement true or false? A major advantage of the multidose system of medication administration is it reduces the pharmacy’s workload.

6. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Answer True Although multidose packaging reduces the pharmacy workload, its adds to preparation time and increases the possibility of error for the nurse.

7. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Unit Dose Packaging

8. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Parenteral Route Ampule –Glass container –Single sterile dose of drug Vial –Glass or plastic container with sealed rubber top –Medication in container kept sterile Plastic bags or glass vials –Sterile medication of IV use

9. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Parenteral Route (cont.) Prefilled syringe –Sterile liquid medication –Ready to administer Prefilled cartridge –Small vial with needle attached –Fit into metal or plastic holder –Eject one unit dose of medication

10. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Question Is the following statement true or false? An ampule is a glass container that holds multiple doses of medication.

11. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Answer False An ampule is a glass container that holds a single sterile dose of a drug. A vial is a glass or plastic container with a sealed rubber top that can hold a single or multiple dose of medication.

12. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Topical Administration Applied to skin or mucous membranes to achieve local effect Transdermal patches Lozenges and pastilles Suppositories Plastic disposable squeezable containers

13. Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Multidose Packaging Oral route: Stock bottles Parenteral route: large volume vials Topical administration: –Metal or plastic tubes with ointments or creams –Dropper bottles –Lozenges and pastilles –Metered dose inhalers