Patent ID: 7225052

Claim:
A method for the real-time preparation at a pharmacy work station of a pharmacy label set having a main vial label containing customer-specific drug and dosage information printed thereon and warning label means containing a drug-specific warning thereon, the method comprising the steps of: providing a printer; connecting computer means and database means with the printer so as to supply a real-time electronic data input to the printer of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the drug-specific warning information; providing a plurality of blank forms each of which has an upper surface and a lower surface with an adhesive backing on the lower surface, the upper surface of each form containing a printable blank vial label section and a blank warning label section for receiving printing from the printer of the customer-specific drug and dosage information and the warning label information from the database means, respectively, on the upper surface thereof; passing each form through the printer and, in one pass, printing — (a) the customer-specific drug and dosage information on the vial label section of the form; and (b) any drug-specific warning information on the warning label section of the form which relates to the customer-specific drug; and attaching the vial label section and at least a portion of the warning label section to a drug container.