How to provide standard-compliant labels, standards compliance label, and standard-compliant label printer

摘要

Provided is a label generated on-demand for identifying a medicinal substance to be administered to a patient, and a printing apparatus for generating such a label. The label includes a content surface on which label content is printed on-demand by a computer printer. The label content includes information required by a medical labeling standard. An adhesive surface is provided to be applied against a container for storing the medicinal substance and adhering the label to the container. A color code is visible when viewing the content surface. The color code is specified by the medical labeling standard for conveying information about the medicinal substance to be stored in the container, and the label content and color code render the label compliant with the medical labeling standard.