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cautionary and advisory label

noun/ˈkɔːʃənəri ənd ədˈvaɪzəri ˈleɪbl/

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A standardised warning added to a dispensed medicine that gives the patient specific safety or administration instructions.

Remember to apply the cautionary and advisory label warning that the antibiotic may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraception.

Similar: warning label

Topic: Pharmacy practice in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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