You can print labels for items that you dispense to a patient, such as medicine, food, and supply labels. You can also use labels to print client and patient information in a compact format. You can print labels from these pages:

This article describes how to print and edit labels and how to change the number of labels.

Note: The new consultation page is being released during 2026. You can switch between versions at any time from the top of the consultation page. This article covers how to print labels in both.

Medicine, food, and supply labels are mainly used to print instructions for dispensed items. You can print these labels from a consultation page when you add or edit an item, including planned medicines. You can also print them from a consultation invoice page when the usage type of the item is 'dispensed', or from a counter sale page when a client is selected for the invoice.

In the item dialog, select the label printer in the Print label drop-down list, and enter the number of labels in the Label quantity field.

When one-click printing is in use in Vetera, select Save (with a check mark) to save the item and print the labels with one click.

When one-click printing is not in use, select Save (without a check mark) to save the item and preview the labels.

When you add a new item, you can also select Save and print label to go directly to editing and printing the labels. To edit and print the labels of a saved item, open the item for editing and select Save and print label.

On the new consultation page, you can also print the labels of a saved item from the Treatment items section. Select the printer button on the item row. The Print label dialog opens.

You can print a label from a consultation invoice page if the usage type of the item is 'dispensed'.

To edit and print the labels, select the printer button at the end of the item row.

When you add an item on a counter sale page, you can print the labels, if one-click printing is in use, or save and preview the labels in the item dialog. This works in the same way as on a consultation page.

If one-click printing is not in use, or if you saved an item without printing the labels:

Client and patient labels are useful for printing client and patient information in a compact format. You can print these labels from a patient page or from a consultation page. You can also print patient labels during check-in.

To print a client or patient label:

Then edit and print the labels.

If you need several identical labels, you can print the labels in one go with a regular A4 printer and an A4 sticker sheet. You can print A4 label sheets from a patient page, from the old consultation page, or during check-in.

Note: A4 label sheets are not yet available on the new consultation page. To print an A4 label sheet, switch to the old version from the top of the consultation page.

Laboratory labels are useful for printing information about a laboratory referral. You can print these labels when you create or print a laboratory referral on a consultation page, or from a laboratory referral page.

When you add a laboratory referral, you can print the labels, if one-click printing is in use, or save and preview the labels in the referral dialog. This works in the same way as when you add medicine, food, or supply items.

If one-click printing is not in use, or if you saved a referral without printing the labels:

Laboratory sample labels are small labels for laboratory sample containers. You can also print barcode labels for samples. You can print laboratory sample labels and sample barcode labels if they are enabled in the settings.

When you add laboratory referral samples, you can print the labels, if one-click printing is in use, or save and preview the labels in the sample dialog. This works in the same way as when you add medicine, food, or supply items.

Depending on your settings, a dialog for adding laboratory referral samples can open automatically when you save a laboratory referral on a consultation page. You can also add laboratory sample labels on laboratory referral pages, in the Samples section. To do this, select the pen button next to the section title.

If one-click printing is not in use, or if you saved a referral without printing the labels, you can print the labels from the laboratory referral page.

On laboratory referral pages, you can print the labels for one sample or for all samples in one go. You can also print sample barcode labels if barcode printing is enabled in the settings.

In the Samples section, select the printer button at the end of the sample row to edit and print the labels for the sample.

Select the printer button in the top-right corner of the Samples section to edit and print the labels for all samples. You can edit only the label of the first sample.

In the Samples section, select the barcode button at the end of the sample row to print a barcode label for the sample.

If one-click printing is in use in Vetera, you can possibly enable it for yourself, depending on the setup. To enable one-click printing on your profile page:

When the Enable sample handling setting is selected, you can add laboratory samples and print sample labels on laboratory referral pages. You can also add and print laboratory samples when you add a laboratory referral on a consultation, if Disable automatic sample modal on consultation is not selected.

When the Enable sample barcode label printing setting is selected, you can print sample barcode labels. This setting is available when Enable sample handling is selected.

When the Disable automatic sample modal on consultation setting is not selected, a dialog for adding samples opens automatically after you save a laboratory referral on a consultation page. You can print sample labels from this dialog if one-click printing is in use, or save and preview them.

When the setting is selected, the dialog does not open, and you can add and print samples only on laboratory referral pages. This setting is available when Enable sample handling is selected.