The use of colour for in-house medicine labelling

The National Patient Safety Association (NPSA) has stated that clear labelling and identification of pharmacy products and hospital patients is crucial for the safe treatment of UK citizens. Whether warnings on packages, colour codes on components, or colour indications in patient files - colour communicates vital information.  Its use enables intuitive response, thereby supporting optimisation of work processes and error avoidance.

However the biggest problem up until now has been cost as colour has always been seen as an expensive way to print. Having been asked by many customers on the best way to move forward, PRISYM went to the market to find a cost effective, reliable solution.

The Epson TM-C3400 colour label printer makes the creation of such descriptive labels easy for everyone. This fast all-rounder reliably prints a wide range of materials, formats and surfaces at a low running cost. The special ink guarantees high durability and smudge proof labels.

The Benefits

The Epson TM-C3400 constitutes an “in-house print shop”. It’s reliable, extremely easy to operate and economical, it also offers:

• Durable, smudge proof colour prints thanks to durable pigment ink
• A single desktop system is all it takes to print up to 1,000 colour labels per hour
• Uses Epson Piezo® print technology
• Large media selection: Pre cut labels, wristband, tickets, continuous paper and continuous labels
• Media with widths from 30 to 112 mm (fan-fold)
• Interface: USB 2.0 or Ethernet 802.3
• Bi-directional printing paper feeding from inserted roll or rear (fan-fold)

The Joint Offering

PRISYM ID offers the healthcare sector a complete solution, combining the benefits of the TM-C3400 with PRISYM ID’s Pharmacy software. The partnership enables hospitals and pharmacies an affordable solution to on-demand, full colour pharmacy label printing and patient identification.

PRISYM Pharmacy software is a purpose designed labelling solution for healthcare organisations, specifically developed to help you meet current compliance requirements. PRISYM Pharmacy is supplied with life-cycle documentation based on the GAMP V Model.

PRISYM Pharmacy allows you to design, review, approve, print, reprint and reconcile your labels with the peace of mind that it has purpose built user security, group security and secure audit logging as well as data integrity. It can also simply link to ERP and MRP systems to ensure that information from production can be delivered to the label at time of print.

Are you looking to move to colour labelling within your department? What do you perceive to be the benefits or issues?