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Abstract

A method of maintaining a close surveillance over and the monitoring of the dispensing of prescribed medication, to insure that the proper patient is, in fact, being administered the prescribed medication and dosage, and that the patient for whom the medication is prescribed is properly identified or recognized, before medication is administered. To assure that the proper patient is receiving the prescribed medication, both a photograph and a desription of the medication and dosage is imprinted on a label affixed to a means for transporting the medication to the patient. The label may also contain other vital patient information such as patient allergies and any anticipated adverse reactions to the medication and other instructions for the well being of the patient.

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