ASTM D6398-01e1
Historical Standard: ASTM D6398-01e1 Standard Practice to Enhance Identification of Drug Names on Labels
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ASTM D6398
1. Scope
1.1 This practice covers the shape, size, color, layout, typeface, and barcoding on drug container labels intended for prescription product packaging such as might be used in hospitals, pharmacies, and nursing centers.
1.1.1 This practice does not apply to bulk product shipping containers; in-process transfer containers; or primary, secondary, or tertiary finished goods containers.
1.2 This practice does not apply to over-the-counter drug product labeling.
1.3 This practice does not apply to retail product labeling.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments
D4267 Specification for Labels for Small-Volume (100 mL or Less) Parenteral Drug Containers
D4774 Specification for User Applied Drug Labels in Anesthesiology
D7298 Test Method for Measurement of Comparative Legibility by Means of Polarizing Filter Instrumentation
Other Documents
ISO3864 Safety Colors and Safety Signs Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.Keywords
color contrasts; labeling; labels; legibility; Drug containers/labels; Identification; Names (of drugs);
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 11.120.10 (Medicaments); 35.040 (Character sets and information coding)
DOI: 10.1520/D6398-01E01
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