package insert

package insert,

a leaflet that, by order of the Food and Drug Administration, must be placed inside the package of every prescription drug. The leaflet must include the trademark for the drug, its generic name, and its mechanism of action; state its indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse effects, and dosage forms; and include instructions for the recommended dose, time, and route of administration.

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package insert

Pharmacology A synopsis of key physicochemical, pharmacologic, clinical efficacy, and clinical safety properties of a prescription drug, bundled therewith, intended to be highly readable and helpful to clinicians looking for specific information–eg, indications for use; forms of administration, side effects, etc; it is more cynically described as a hard-to-handle and difficult-to-read package 'stuffer' printed in Lilliputian type on Bible paper. Cf Advertising.