New labelling software cuts risk

UK labelling specialist Norprint Labelling Systems has developed a new piece of drug labelling software that will, the company claims, help to reduce greatly the risk of error in the preparation and administration of cytotoxic drugs.

Meditrax has been designed by Norprint to offer full worksheet pairing (printing labels and worksheets together) for the preparation of chemotherapy drugs required by aseptic services departments.

After successfully trialling the project with a client, Norprint saw how the package could work for any aseptic department that required a secure drugs labelling and worksheet preparation system. Now fully developed, the package enables institutions to protect their systems and data from accidental viewing or modification and also provides a secure audit trail of all actions taken within the system.

'We have developed a groundbreaking new product, which can provide a bespoke drugs administration and labelling solution for medical and pharmaceutical institutions worldwide,' said Sarah Lingard, Norprint software developer.

'We wanted to reduce the risk factors in the prescription labelling process: illegibility; confusion over information; label degradation; insecure database access; insufficient auditing procedures and misidentification.'