Chapter III

Chapter III

• Labels of Drugs,
Drinks, and Food
• Presenting Facts
on Labels

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 Labels of Drugs/Drinks/Food
Read the label.
Then, understand the table that follows.
No. Facts Available? Statements
1. Brand of Yes Physician Therapeutics
the drug
2. Name of Yes Hypertensa Medical Food
the drug
− For dietary management of hypertension.
3. Description Yes − It contains no added sugar, starch wheat, yeast,
preservatives, artificial flavor.
Content/
4. Yes 90 capsules
Amount
5. Use(s) Yes As a medical food.
No. Facts Available Statements
?
− Must be administered under physician supervision.
Directions
6. for use and Yes − For adults only.
− As a medical food, take two (2) capsules twice daily in
dosage
between meals or as directed by physician.

Directions Keep tightly closed in a cool dry place 8° – 32°C (45° – 90°F),
7. Yes
for storage relative humidity, below 50%..

8. Expiry date Yes May 11, 2021

Answer the following questions based on the label
and table on the previous slides.

1. What is the benefit of the product?

2. Who are allowed to consume the product?
3. How should we keep the product?
4. What should we do if we want to consume the product?
5. How should we consume the product?
6. Where is the best place to keep the product away from the
children?
7. Is the product safe for people with diabetes? Why?
8. How will the product probably taste?
See the picture on Slide 2 again.
The picture shows a label on the bottle of a medicinal food. It shows
information in detail about the drug, including the expiry date.
There are at least eight elements on a drug label you must understand:

1. brand of the drug, 2. name of the drug,

3. description, 4. content/amount,
5. use(s), 6. directions for use and dosage,
7. directions for storage, and 8. expiry date.

What about the labels of drinks or food?

Do they have similar elements to the labels of drugs?
Mention the elements should be available on the labels of drinks
or food.
Complete the table on the next slide based on the label.
 No. Facts Available Statements
Brand of the
1. Yes Nature Valley
product
Name of the
2.
product

3. Description

4. Content/Amount

5. Ingredients

Direction for
6.
consumption
Direction for
7.
storage

8. Expiry date

Back to Chapter III Do the exercises in your PR Bahasa Inggris on pages 40−41.
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 Presenting Facts on Labels
Read and understand the following table.
No. Facts Statements

1. Brand of the product JUICY

2. Name of the product Fruit punch, superior hydration

3. Content/Amount 8 fl.oz.(236.5mL)

No caffeine and preservatives, gluten and nut free,

4. Description electrolytes, vitamins, coconut water and natural flavors.
Filtered water, pure cane sugar, coconut water concentrate,
5. Ingredients citric acid, dipotassium phosphate (electrolyte), vegetable
juice concentrate (color), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), ....
Direction for
6. Not available
consumption

7. Direction for storage Not available

8. Expiry date Not available

From the above table, we can present the facts
about the product orally, as follows.

The brand of the product is JUICY.

The name of the product is fruit punch, superior hydration.
The package contains eight fluid ounces or two hundred and
thirty-six and half mililiters.
The product is no caffeine, no preservatives, gluten free and nut
free. It contains electrolytes, vitamins, coconut water and natural
flavors.
The product is made of filtered water, pure cane sugar, coconut
water concentrate, citric acid, dipotassium phosphate (electrolyte),
vegetable juice concentrate (color), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C),
magnesium oxide (electrolyte), calcium D-pantothenate (vitamin B5),
niacinamide (vitamin B3), natural fruit punch flavor with other natural
flavors, alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), zinc oxide (electrolyte),
pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A palmitate (vitamin
A), folic acid (vitamin B9) and cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12).
There are no directions for consumption and storage.
There is also no expiry date available on the label.
Here is the guideline when presenting the information on a
label, orally.
Facts Start by saying
Brand of the product The brand of the product is ….
Name of the product The name of the product is ….
Content/Amount The product contains ….
Description The product is ….
Ingredients The product is made of ….
Directions for use These are the directions to use the product ….
Directions for storage These are the directions to store the product ….
Expiry date The product must not be used/consumed from ….
(OR)There is no expiry date available on the label.
Now present the facts of the product based on
the following label.

Do the exercise in your PR Bahasa Inggris on pages 44−45.

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