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Section 13
Packing and Labeling

Inside the room where labels and packing materials are stored, the relevant person or other persons will be allowed to enter only in their presence. To prevent errors during packing and labeling, only the necessary number of labels and packing tools should be distributed from the storage room and only the concerned person will be allowed to use the tools. Before packing or labeling a drug of any kind, the quality controller must approve the packaging of that drug. The packing and labeling tools should be checked properly according to the expert's demand form and should be taken out from the storage place only by the concerned person. In the demand form, the exact name of the person making the demand, the type, quantity and date of the requested label and packing material should be clearly mentioned. By comparing the number of packing and the number received on demand, the remaining unused label and number of packing should be taken out. Unusable labels and packing tools should be arranged and destroyed. If any labels and packing materials are missing, it should be checked.

The following things should be disclosed on the label applied to the prepared medicine:-
(a) name and quantity of the drug,

(b) product license no.,

(c) list of active ingredient or ingredients (including their quantity),

(d) Batch number,

(e) Date of manufacture of the medicine,

(f) Expiry date (for medicine required),

(g) ) information on storage conditions and necessary precautions,

(h) method of use,

(i) name and address of the manufacturer,

(j) group of drugs, and

(k) name of medicine in Devanagari script.