JP2002126041A - Multilayer label for drug management - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multiplayer label for drug management, capable of lightening a burden imposed on a health care worker such as a doctor and a nurse by enabling the reliable drug management and facilitating handling such as sticking/unsticking of the label. SOLUTION: The label made of paper, synthetic paper, a transparent resin or the like is stuck on a drug container or a drug package and provided with an upper layer label 14 located on a surface side and a lower layer label 16 laminated under the label 14. The label 14 has a thin sheet-shaped label base material 20, whereon a drug name is described, and a self-adhesive layer 24 formed on the under surface of the base material 20. A release layer 28 is formed on the surface side of the label 16, and the label 14 is formed so as to be at least partly larger than the label 16 and formed with a protrusion 30 held by finger during the unsticking.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-layer label for medicine management, which is attached to a medicine container, packaging, or other medical-related members to display the contents of a medicine as a medicine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case of containers or packaging for pharmaceuticals, health foods, cosmetics, etc., the product name is directly printed or printed on the surface of paper, synthetic paper, plastic, etc. A label to which an agent is applied is used.

[0003] The display using such conventional labels or the like is intended to identify the product contained in the container or packaging material to which the label is attached. However, in particular, in the case of drugs used in medical settings, it is necessary to display the contents when the drug is used in a syringe or drip irrigation device in addition to simply identifying the drug as a product. Often. Conventionally, in such a case, the identification of the medicine has merely relied on the memory of the person in charge, or affixed a memo sheet with the name of the medicine by hand to a syringe or an irrigation device. Furthermore, there is a case where it is necessary to display the use history by describing the contents of the drug etc. on the medical chart, but in such a case, the doctor manages the medicine by writing the contents of the drug etc. on the medical chart by hand. .

[0004]

In the case of the above-mentioned conventional technology, in medicine management by medical staff such as doctors and nurses, there is a mistake in memory, a mistake in the name of the medicine, a mistake in attaching the written memo paper, and a drop in the memo paper. The risk of medical accidents due to human errors such as mistakes in the description of medical charts and medical records has become a problem.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application has proposed a multi-layer label having the same contents for drug management. However, when the upper label of the multi-layer label is peeled off, the upper label and the lower label adhere to each other, There is a problem that it is difficult to simply and neatly peel off only the upper label. Further, at the time of label production, a release sheet is required to cover the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the lower label, and there has been a problem that the label cannot be applied at a high speed due to the release step of the release sheet when sticking to a product.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and enables highly reliable medicine management, and further facilitates handling such as sticking and peeling of a label. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-layer label for drug management that can reduce the burden on medical staff such as women.

[0007]

A multi-layer label for medicine management according to the present invention is a label made of paper, synthetic paper, transparent resin or the like to be adhered to a medicine container or packaging of a medicine, and has an upper layer positioned on the surface side. A label, comprising a lower layer label laminated below the upper layer label, wherein the upper layer label includes a thin sheet-shaped label base on which a drug name is described, and an adhesive layer formed on the lower surface of the label base. A release label is formed on the front side of the lower label, and the upper label is formed at least partially larger than the lower label.

[0008] The upper label is provided with a projection to which a finger is put when peeling. A cut is formed in the lower layer label at a portion that is turned together with the upper layer label when peeled off.

Further, the multi-layer label for medicine management of the present invention comprises:
Paper, synthetic paper, affixed to drug containers or packaging for pharmaceuticals,
Or, a label made of a transparent resin or the like, comprising an upper layer label located on the front side and a lower layer label laminated below the upper layer label, wherein the upper layer label is a thin sheet-shaped label base on which a drug name is described. A material and an adhesive layer formed on the lower surface of the label base material, a release layer is formed on the front side of the lower label, and the back side of the lower label has no adhesiveness.

The multi-layer label for drug management of the present invention is a label made of paper, synthetic paper, transparent resin or the like to be adhered to a drug container or packaging of a medicine. A layer for improving adhesion is formed. Alternatively, a layer having adhesiveness by applying heat is formed on the back side of the lower layer label.

The label base material of the above-mentioned upper layer label or lower layer label may be formed of a material such as a transparent film. This makes it possible to read the printed content of the label visually or with a machine even after the labels of the respective layers are pasted together.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a multi-layer label for medicine management according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a typical layer configuration is composed of a two-layer label, and the medicine management multilayer label 10 is composed of an upper layer label 14, a lower layer label 16, and a release sheet which is a lower sheet material from the upper side. 18.

The upper label 14 comprises a label base material 20 such as paper, synthetic paper or a transparent resin film, and the label base material 1.
4 is provided with a drug name description portion 22 provided with a bar code and other indications printed on the front surface thereof, and an adhesive layer 24 formed by applying or printing an adhesive on the back surface of the label substrate 14.

The lower label 16 is composed of a label substrate 20 such as paper, synthetic paper or a transparent resin film,
No. 2 formed on the upper surface of the upper label
There is provided a medicine name description portion 26 having substantially the same content as that of the display such as 2 and a release layer 28 provided on the upper surface side of the medicine name description portion 26 and coated or printed with a release agent. Further, an adhesive layer 24 formed by applying an adhesive is formed on the lower surface of the label substrate 20. Note that the positions and contents of the medicine name description sections 22 and 26 can be set as appropriate, and different ones may be printed on the labels 14 and 16. The release sheet 18 located in the lower layer of the lower label 16 is formed by applying or printing a release agent on the surface of a transparent resin sheet.

In the drawing of the upper layer label 14, a protrusion 30 for finger hanging is formed at the left corner. Protrusion 3
0 is formed in a shape protruding from the side edge of the lower label 16, and the lower label 16 is not located on the back surface side of the protrusion 30.

Next, a method of using the medicine management multilayer label 10 of this embodiment will be described. Each of the labels 14 and 16 provided on the release sheet 18 is, for example, firstly, the lower label 16 of the multi-layer label 10 for medicine management is pasted together with the upper label 14 with an adhesive layer 24 to a container such as an ampoule containing a medicine. Can be Then, before or after transferring the medicine in the container to a syringe or the like, the upper layer label 14 of the medicine management multilayer label 10 attached to the container is peeled off from the container and attached to the surface of the syringe or the like to which the medicine in the container has been transferred. wear. As another example, the upper label 14 may be peeled off from the container and affixed to the surface of a medical chart or the like to record the used medicine. The multi-layer label for medicine management 10 of this embodiment has a plurality of multi-layer labels for medicine management 10 attached vertically and horizontally on a large release paper 18 (not shown).

According to the medicine management multilayer label 10,
The used medicine can be displayed on the syringe or the medical chart in a one-to-one correspondence with the medicine container, thereby enabling reliable medicine management. In addition, since the release sheet 18 and the label base material 20 are made of a transparent material, the printed contents and the printed state of each of the labels 14 and 16 or the displayed contents can be easily checked visually from outside or by a machine such as a video camera. Strict quality control is particularly required for pharmaceutical labels, but it is possible to accurately recognize the state of print quality at the stage of receiving shipment, thereby enabling more reliable quality control for pharmaceuticals.

Next, a medicine management multilayer label 40 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The label base material 20 of the upper label 14 and the label base material 20 of the lower label 16 in this embodiment are formed to have the same size, and one corner 42 of the lower label 16 is formed.
The cutout 44 is formed, and the adhesive layer 24 is not formed on the back surface side on the outer edge side from the cutout 44,
The release layer 28 is not formed on the surface side. As a result, the triangular piece at one corner 42 becomes the adhesive layer 24 of the upper label 14.
Is firmly attached to

The multi-layer label 10 for medicine management of this embodiment
According to this, when turning over the upper layer label 14, the cut 44
The corner 42 in which is formed is not adhered to the release paper 18 and can be easily pinched as shown in FIG. The upper label 14 can be easily turned by holding it with a machine.

Next, a medicine management multilayer label 50 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Multilayer label 5 for medicine management of this embodiment
In the case of No. 0, no adhesive layer is formed on the back side of the lower label 56. The multi-layer label 50 for medicine management has a two-layer label as a typical layer configuration, and includes an upper label 54 and a lower label 56 from the upper side. Upper layer label 54
A label base 20 such as paper, synthetic paper, or a transparent resin film; and a drug name description section 22 formed by a printing ink layer 52 provided on the surface of the label base 54 and having a barcode or other display printed thereon. And an adhesive layer 24 formed by applying or printing an adhesive on the back surface of the label substrate 54.

The lower label 56 is composed of a label substrate 20 such as paper, synthetic paper or a transparent resin film, and the label substrate 2.
No. 2 formed on the upper surface of the upper label 54
2 and the like are provided with a drug name description portion 26 formed by the printing ink layer 52 and a release layer 28 provided on the upper surface side of the drug name description portion 26 and coated or printed with a release agent. .

Next, a method of using the medicine management multilayer label 50 of this embodiment will be described. The multi-layer label 50 for medicine management has a state in which the respective labels 54 and 56 are stacked,
For example, the surface of the lower label 56 on the label substrate 20 side is attached to a container such as an ampoule containing a medicine. In the pasting method, the lower surface of the label substrate 20 of the lower layer label 56 is pasted by a pasting machine (not shown), and directly pasted on the surface of the container by an automatic machine. Then, before or after transferring the medicine in the container to the syringe or the like, the upper layer label 54 of the medicine management multilayer label 50 attached to the container is peeled off from the container and attached to the surface of the syringe or the like to which the medicine in the container has been transferred. wear.

The multi-layer label 50 for medicine management of this embodiment
Can be applied at a high speed while directly applying a paste by an automatic machine at the time of attaching to a container, and a peeling step of a release paper is unnecessary, and there is no dust caused by the release paper.

Next, a medicine management multilayer label 60 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Multilayer label 6 for medicine management of this embodiment
Numeral 0 is provided on the back side of the lower layer label 56 with an adhesiveness improving layer 58 coated or printed with a paint or ink for improving the adhesiveness of the adhesive to be attached to the container. No adhesive layer is formed on the adhesion improving layer 58. Other configurations and methods of use are the same as those of the multi-layer label for medicine management 50 of the above embodiment.

The multi-layer label 60 for medicine management of the present invention comprises:
In addition to the same effects as in the third embodiment, gluing by an automatic machine at the time of sticking to a container becomes more reliable, and the adhesive strength between the container and the label base material 20 becomes higher.

Next, a multi-layer label 62 for medicine management according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Multilayer label 6 for medicine management of this embodiment
2 is provided with a heat-sensitive adhesive layer 64 on the rear surface side of the lower layer label 56, which exhibits adhesive and tackiness when heat is applied. Therefore, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer 64 has no adhesiveness before heating, and does not require a release layer or the like. Other configurations and methods of use are the same as those of the multi-layer label for medicine management 50 of the above embodiment.

The multi-layer label 62 for medicine management of the present invention comprises:
In addition to the same effects as in the third embodiment, the heating and pasting by an automatic machine at the time of pasting to the container becomes easier and more reliable, and the pasting between the container and the label substrate 20 is made more efficient.

The multi-layer label for medicine management according to the present invention may be a multi-layer label for medicine management in which the upper layer label and the lower layer label are divided into several parts, and there is another layer between the upper layer label and the lower layer label. And a multi-layer label for drug management of an arbitrary layer.

[0029]

The multilayer label for medicine management according to the present invention is easy to turn over and peel off by providing a protrusion or the like on one side of the label to change the size or making a cut in part. Also, eliminating the adhesive layer of the lower label,
The one used for bonding at the time of sticking to a container does not require a release paper, has a high sticking efficiency, and does not generate dust on the release paper.

Then, a plurality of labels with predetermined indications can be provided, and the indications of the same contents or associated contents can be attached to other places as appropriate, and the labels are peeled off in order and placed at the predetermined places. By sticking, medicine management can be performed more safely and reliably. As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on nurses and the like who have written the name of the medicine or the like by hand using memo paper or the like, and to reduce the risk of an accident due to a human error at a medical site.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a multilayer label for medicine management according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the multi-layer label for medicine management of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the turned-up state of the multi-layer label for medicine management of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a multi-layer label for medicine management according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the multi-layer label for medicine management of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the turned-up state of the multi-layer label for medicine management of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a multi-layer label for medicine management according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a multi-layer label for medicine management according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a multi-layer label for medicine management according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 40, 50, 60, 62 Multilayer label for drug management 14, 54 Upper layer label 16, 56 Lower layer label 18 Release sheet 24 Adhesive layer 20 Label base material 22, 26 Drug name description section 30 Projection

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A label comprising: an upper label located on the front side; and a lower label laminated below the upper label, wherein the upper label is a thin sheet-like label base on which a drug name is described, and the label is An adhesive layer formed on the lower surface of the base material, a release layer is formed on the surface side of the lower label, and the upper label is formed at least partially larger than the lower label. Multi-layer label for management. 2. The upper label is provided with a projection to which a finger is put when peeling the upper label.
The multi-layer label for drug management according to the above. 3. The multi-layer label for medicine management according to claim 1, wherein a cut is formed in the lower layer label at a portion turned up together with the upper layer label when peeled off. 4. An upper-layer label located on the front side, and a lower-layer label laminated below the upper-layer label, wherein the upper-layer label is a thin sheet-shaped label base on which a drug name is described, and the label And a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the lower surface of the base material, a release layer is formed on the front side of the lower layer label, and the back side of the lower layer label has no tackiness. For multilayer labels. 5. The multi-layer label for medicine management according to claim 4, wherein a layer for improving adhesiveness of the adhesive is formed on the back side of the lower layer label. 6. The multi-layer label for medicine management according to claim 4, wherein a layer having adhesiveness by applying heat is formed on the back side of the lower layer label.