Drug labelling is also referred to as prescription labelling, is a written, printed or graphic matter upon any drugs or any of its container, or accompanying...

section of labeling is to enable health care practitioners to readily identify appropriate therapies for patients by clearly communicating the drug's approved...

Pharmacogenomics, often abbreviated "PGx," is the study of the role of the genome in drug response. Its name (pharmaco- + genomics) reflects its combining of pharmacology...

A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological...

plainly. In the United States, labelling for the healthcare practitioner is called "Prescribing Information" (PI), and labelling for patients and/or caregivers...

drugs and over-the-counter drugs (OTCs) can be used in off-label ways, although most studies of off-label use focus on prescription drugs. Off-label use...

Drug nomenclature is the systematic naming of drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs. In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible...

food labelling move". 3 News NZ. April 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013. "Policy Paper: Labelling of sugars...

National Drug Intelligence Center. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Black, Matthew (25 June 2012). "What are 'bath salts'? A look at Canada's newest illegal drug". CBC...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, decreases inflammation, decreases fever, and...

Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Regulation 1151/2012...

It required that active ingredients be placed on the label of a drug's packaging and that drugs could not fall below purity levels established by the...

Canadian food labelling requirements is shared between two departments, Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). All labelling information...

some psychotropic drugs and anti-TB drugs. A separate register is to be maintained to track supply of these drugs and labelling requirements are of...

its list of drug name pairs with TALL man letters, November 18, 2010 "Drug Labelling and the Application of TALLman Lettering Project Report" (PDF). Institute...

Pharmaceutical drugs become known for off-label use when publications begin discussing how they can be used for off-label treatment of medical conditions...

change the labelling requirements. Health Canada felt that it might be prudent to require the identification of specific colors on food labels, to allow...

National Library of Medicine (NLM) to publish up-to-date and accurate drug labels (also called a "package insert") to health care providers and the general...

are marketed as having medical benefits that affect appearance. Quasi-drug (labelled 医薬部外品 or 薬用) is a Japanese term that refer to many of the same products...

Drug packaging (or pharmaceutical packaging) is process of packing pharmaceutical preparations for distribution, and the physical packaging in which they...

beginning of the package insert for certain prescription drugs, so called because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifies that it is formatted with...

dissemination of knowledge regarding the impact of human genetic variation on drug response. It is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National...

printed directly on a container or article can also be considered labelling. Labels have many uses, including promotion and providing information on a...

A drug cartel is a criminal organization composed of independent drug lords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate...

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) New Drug Application (NDA) is the vehicle in the United States through which drug sponsors formally propose that...

medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy)...

A prescription drug (also prescription medication, prescription medicine or prescription-only medication) is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to...

under the brand name Mobic among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and osteoarthritis...

organizations such as the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals and the International Standards Organization. In the EEA...