Medication Label Safety Awareness Month – October 2025

Published October 1, 2025

The information listed on a prescription medicine bottle may not be easy to read or easy to understand. For example, if a person has trouble seeing, reading, or understanding their medicine labels, it can result in an error. They may take the wrong medicine, use it the wrong way, or not take it at all. Pharmacies can help by making labels easier to read. They can print the label information in another language, use sound recordings, print it in larger letters, use Braille, and even include easy-to-read designs.

This month-long campaign on Medication Safety Label Awareness highlights different initiatives each week.

‍Week 1 (October 1 - 4): Medication labels are not one size fits all!

Everyone should get a prescription label that works best for them. There is no single label that is right for everyone. You should receive the “perfect fit.” You can ask your pharmacist for labels you can hear, labels with bigger print, labels in Braille, or labels in another language.

Week 2 (October 5 – 11): This label is too small! - Font Size Matters

Getting the right prescription label for you can be as simple as asking for bigger letters. Pharmacies can add extra labels to make more room for large print.

Week 3 (October 12 - 18): I like texture! - Braille Labels Feel Great

Not all people who are blind or have trouble seeing can read Braille. But for those who can, Braille prescription labels on their medicine bottles make it easier to find and read important information.

‍Week 4 (October 19 - 25): Is this label too loud? - Adjustable Sound & Video

Audible RFID labels you can listen to and QR code that show videos help people hear (and see) their medicine and safety instructions. You can turn the voice up or down, which makes it easier to hear the instructions.

Week 5 (October 26 - 31): Lost in Translation? Not anymore!

Some people can understand health information better when it is provided in a language other than English. You can ask for prescription labels to be printed (or spoken) in your primary language.

For more information about the Medication Label Safety Awareness Month campaign, please visit: StaySafeRx. Also, thank you to En-Vison America for allowing us to share this information.

Below are more descriptions about the different types of medicine labels and images of what they look like.

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