Call for colour coding of drug ampoules and packaging

24 March 2015

The dangers of similar appearances of ampoules has been highlighted on a number of occasions – and a recent case report illustrated that this is not purely a theoretical problem.
Implementing the 2003 international colour coding system for syringe labelling has made drug administration safer. The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has recently established a working party to examine syringe and drug infusion labelling. Hopefully the scope of this working party will also include drug packaging and how it affects drug administration. Surely it is time for anaesthetists to encourage manufacturers to produce colour-coded ampoules and packaging? (Anaesthesia, 12 March 2015)
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Click here for the EU Guideline on the readability of the labelling (119 kB).
Click here for more information about Pharmaceutical packaging regulations - Module of NVC E-Course Pharmaceutical Packaging (online).

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