Abstract: A device for extruding a carrier for enclosing pills, tablets, or capsules allowing for ease of oral consumption by the recipient. The device dispenses a material from a stored volume to a formed tubular chamber allowing for the insertion of medication therein. The carrier can then be deformable to enclose and secure the medication within the chamber. The carrier may be used to mask the scent of medication and further provide a lubricant to allow for ease of consumption. The carrier is preferably formed from a composition of wheat flour, water, natural vegetarian based beef and mesquite flavors, preservatives, lubricants, with the remainder of the materials being inert.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a storage stable package of a iodophor containing particulate pharmaceutically acceptable carrier compositions. The invention is particularly directed to a storage stable package of a PVP-iodine liposome compositions. The packaging material is generally plastic, paper or cardboard.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the convenient compounding of pharmaceuticals. Single and multiple unit of use kits are provided which contain all the necessary components required for preparing a compounded pharmaceutical.

Abstract: A blister package (1) with a bottom part (2) with at least one depression (3) and a cover film (6) that is fastened to the bottom part (2), covers the depressions (3) and can be forced through, the depressions (3) containing a product to be withdrawn. A cover layer (7) covers the cover film (6) and contains sections that can be forced through and others that cannot be forced through. The depression (3), in the rest position of the blister package (1), is located at least partially or completely above a section of the cover layer (7) that cannot be forced through. In order to expose the product to be withdrawn, the depression is displaced across a section (8) in the cover layer (7) that can be forced through by way of a lateral movement with respect to the cover layer (7). The product to be withdrawn can then be forced through the cover film (6) and the cover layer (7).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a credit card-sized carrier for a medicament. The carrier is composed of a lower housing having a cavity which houses a medicament wafer. The cavity of the lower housing is defined by a flat base and connected sidewalls, which terminate in a flange. A cover is removably attached to the lower housing to enclose the cavity. The carrier may be combined with an instruction card and alert to form a portable medicament kit. The invention also is directed to a method for enabling a person to carry a medicament during everyday including the step of providing a credit card-sized carrier that houses a wafer.

Abstract: A press-through pack and a sealing sheet for use in the same capable of easily taking out solid material such as tablet or the like contained storage recesses by only pushing action of fingers. The pack comprises an accommodation body (2) with plural storage recesses (2a) defined by sheet like portions (2b) for a containing solid material therein and sealing sheet (5). The sealing sheet (5) is made of such material that a recess (2a) in which solid material (T) contained, is partly ruptured without causing floating and peeling at the adhesion portion of the adhesive layer (4) and the sheet like portions (2b) when pushing the projecting portion (2c) of the outer side of the recess (2a) with fingers, whereby the solid material (T) contained in the recess (2a) is easily taken out and the sealing sheet is partially bonded to the accommodation body at sheet like portions (2b) in a manner that the whole parts of sealing sheet (5) is easily peeled off from the accommodation body.

Abstract: A method of increasing strength using a nutrient holding device (pedal device, hat band, necklace, locket, belt, etc.) which contains at least one nutrient which has the ability to stimulate reflex zones on the skin resulting in improved performance when worn during athletic endeavors (exercise).

Abstract: A liquid pharmaceutical for oral delivery wherein at the time of use, a solid unit dosage form is added to the liquid wherein the unit dosage form is comprised of a substrate soluble in the liquid and a particulate pharmaceutically active material in a pharmaceutically effective amount. At the time of use, the unit dosage form is added to the liquid, without requiring measurement of the liquid, and the entire liquid is consumed to provide for oral delivery of the pharmaceutically effective amount of material.

Abstract: A portable dispenser for medical preparations comprising a box. An insert having several compartments arranged in columns and rows is adapted to be inserted into the box. A side cover which closes an opening in the side of the box is removable to allow the insertion and removal of the insert through the opening. The top portion of the dispenser has a plurality of surface covers slidable in grooves so that the surface cover is extractable in one direction. A locking arrangement locks the surface covers in a position closing the compartments.

Abstract: A non-through score line is made in the exposed surface of the blister sheet of a blister package. The non-through score line extends from one edge of an individual blister unit to an opposite or adjacent edge, i.e., across the corner of the blister unit. When the blister unit is angulated or flexed back at the non-through score line, the blister sheet will fracture. The smaller portion of the fractured blister sheet, still bonded to a backing sheet, acts as a tab for peeling the backing sheet from the blister sheet exposing the blister contents. Camouflage lines on the blister sheet help hide the score line, thereby rendering the package highly child-resistant.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a credit card-sized carrier for a medicament. The carrier is composed of a lower housing having a cavity which houses a medicament wafer. The cavity of the lower housing is defined by a flat base and connected sidewalls, which terminate in a flange. A cover is removably attached to the lower housing to enclose the cavity. The carrier may be combined with an instruction card and alert to form a portable medicament kit. The invention also is directed to a method for enabling a person to carry a medicament during everyday including the step of providing a credit card-sized carrier that houses a wafer.

Abstract: The capsule container system (CCS) invention relates to a small, single-use, disposable container having various configurations, which can durably be carried in a pocket and containing solutions or substance with easy opening capability to allow the user to dispense the substance. This invention replaces current small plastic bottles that are currently carried in pockets or purses containing various substances.

Abstract: A carrying case for carrying and organizing medication is disclosed. The carrying case comprises a first compartment and second compartment, with the first and second compartments relatively foldable along a common fold line between an open position and a closed position. The first and second compartments are disposed in face-to-face relationship when the first and second compartments are in the closed position. A plurality of slots are defined in at least one of the compartments, and a plurality of inserts are provided. Each of the inserts is sized for insertion into a corresponding one of the slots, with each of the inserts having at least one closeable chamber. A divider panel is provided, with the divider panel mounted for shiftable movement between a folded position in which the divider panel is disposed over at least one of the compartments and an unfolded position in which the divider panel permits access to the at least one compartment.

Abstract: A pill dispenser comprises a lightweight container that carries a small number of doses (e.g., fewer than five and preferably one) of a medication to be taken during emergency or unexpected events. The device provides a symbolic indication of the nature of the event or condition for which the medication should be taken. The device may carry expiration date information for the medication. The device may also provide an environment proof closure to protect the medication, yet provide easy access to the medication when needed.

Abstract: A combined pill and water container comprising a cylindrical housing is disclosed. A first cylindrical chamber is adapted for holding a supply of water or other liquid for facilitating the swallowing of pills, tablets or other dry medication forms which are stored, separately, in a second chamber screwably attached to the first chamber, so that a person carrying the cylindrical housing can take their pills with water any time.

Abstract: A two-piece package for housing and dispensing a unit dose product. The product to be dispensed is contained on an internal slide card that is removably and lockably engaged within an outer sleeve. The package provides a child resistant and user-friendly dosing means that can be opened and closed numerous times while in use, then disposed of when all the unit doses are exhausted.

Abstract: A child-resistant apparatus for dispensing articles which comprises a housing for retaining a blister package wherein the housing comprises a dispensing aperture; optionally, but preferably, a blister package comprising at least one blister cell containing an article to be dispensed; and a substantially rigid backing sheet substantially co-extensive with, and substantially blocking, the dispensing aperture, such that pressure exerted on an exposed top edge of the backing sheet imparts arcuate flexure thereto and dislocation thereof from the substantially co-extensive, and substantially blocking position, to a position where the dispensing aperture is unblocked permitting the at least one article contained in the at least one blister cell to be dispensed. Release of pressure on the exposed top edge of the backing sheet relaxes flexure thereof such that the substantially co-extensive, and substantially blocking position, wherein the backing sheet substantially blocks the dispensing aperture, is restored.

Abstract: A thin, credit card sized reusable pill case. A top half lid and bottom half base are joined by a living hinge on one side and a releasable lock on the other side. Individual dosages are secured within the pill case in pods, the pods being sized to fit a particular medication pill to be held therein. Each pod substantially encloses the individual pill while having a finger engagement opening to allow easy extraction of the pill without turning the pill case upside down. Transparent windows formed in the top half case are aligned over the pods to allow the inventory of the pill case to be assessed without opening the pill case. In an alternative embodiment, sawtooth edges are provided to perforate packaging around pre-packaged medications.

Abstract: A pill container for holding one or more pills and attached to a key chain. The pill container has an overall appearance of an enlarged pill for ease in viewing and quick identification. The pill container includes an open top housing and a housing cover pivotally attached to the housing. The housing includes a bottom and an upwardly extending housing ring attached to the bottom of the housing. The housing can include one or more individual open top pill rings for holding individual pills apart from other pills. The pill rings are dimensioned for holding different size pills. Also, the housing may include an outwardly extending key chain ear attached to a portion of the housing ring. The ear is adapted for receiving a portion of a key chain. Further, the housing includes a post sleeve and a knob sleeve. The housing cover includes a top and a bottom portion. The bottom portion engages an edge of the housing ring when the housing cover is in a closed position on the open top housing.

Abstract: A blister pack wherein the material between the blisters is reinforced to confer rigidity relative to flexing deformation of the blister pack. The reinforcement may take the form of a reinforcing slab or sheet, or ribs in the blister pack material. The invention facilitates handling by users with weak or deformed hands.

Abstract: A dividable tablet is not chipped, can be divided easily and accurately, has excellent impact resistance and rarely causes twining in the film-coating step, wherein a dividing line is formed along a center line on the upper surface of the tablet, ridgelines are each located on an inner side of the peripheral portion of the tablet to surround the dividing line in two areas defined by the dividing line on the upper surface of the tablet, the lower surface of the tablet gradually rises from the peripheral portion of the tablet toward the center portion thereof, and areas around the ridgelines are each formed by a convex surface.

Abstract: A storage device for medical swabs having an envelope for the latter is characterized in that the envelope is formed by adjacently disposed chambers which are sealed bacteria-tight for the swabs, the size of the chambers being determined by the number and the size of the swabs kept in stock in each of these, and in that the envelope can be kept in stock rolled up or concertinaed.

Abstract: A package (10) has blisters (11) each having an embossed hollow (12) with an open end, for containing a tablet (15), and a flange (13) extending around the open end of the embossed hollow (12). The flanges (13) of the blisters (11) are bonded to a covering sheet 20. The blisters (11) are formed separately, and the flange (13) of each blister (11) has a circular shape.

Abstract: The package is designed to require a sequence of opening steps too complex for a child to perform, but simple enough for an adult to perform. The package is formed from a top having a surface that projects from one face of the top sheet and forms a recess in the opposite face of the top sheet, a bottom sheet overlying the opposite face of the top sheet, arranged to enclose the recess, a sealed portion and an unsealed portion formed between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, wherein each recess is associated with a sealed portion and an unsealed portion, and a tear slit located between the unsealed portion and an edge of the package, wherein the tear slit does not contact any edge of the package.

Abstract: A two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pulled out without triggering some type of lock release mechanism. This package is focused around providing a child resistant, senior-friendly unit dose package that can be opened and closed numerous times and then finally disposed of.

Abstract: An improved child resistant blister package for medicaments in pill form includes a blister sheet having a pattern of blisters formed therein for receiving individual pills and a rupturable lidding foil laminated to the blister sheet covering and sealing the blisters. A reinforcing card having a corresponding pattern of punch-outs formed therein by weakened score lines is laminated to the lidding foil with a punch-out overlying each blister, and a reinforcing film of high strength flexible material is laminated to the card using a low peel adhesive. The reinforcing film covers the punch-outs and an area of the card surrounding each punch-out, and has weakening score lines formed therein separating the areas overlying each punch-out to enable the reinforcing film to be peeled from the portion of the package overlying the individual punch-outs without disturbing the portion overlying the remaining punch-outs.

Abstract: The invention is a blister package for containing frangible dosage forms while protecting the dosage forms from damage during transport and opening of the package.A blister sheet defines one or more recesses in which frangible dosage forms are disposed and a peelable sheet of lidding material overlies the recesses to cover the dosage forms therein. The dosage forms engage each recess to prevent shifting of the dosage form during transport. Indicia on the blister package directs the user with regard to the procedure for opening the package without damaging the dosage forms. Unsealed areas in the package, which provide a portion of lidding material which the user can grab to peel open the package, are provided with dimples which hide the grabable portion of lidding material from children.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for exchanging medication blister strips that includes a reusable dispensing frame that holds a plurality of reusable blister strip cartridges. A medicine filled blister strip having individually sealed spaced blisters is dropped down onto each blister strip cartridge base when a locking arm is in an open position and then is locked thereto when the locking arm is moved into a closed position, the locking arm including an open hold down frame for each individual blister, through which the blister is visually exposed, thereby locating the blister strip in operative assembly with the cartridge. The cartridge also includes a pillbox with an identification card having information indicia, the card being attachable to the top. The information indicia is readable through slots in the top, floor, and dispensing frame floor, and from beneath the dispensing frame floor when the cartridge is functionally engaged with the dispensing frame.

Abstract: This invention relates to a two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pulled out without triggering some type of lock release mechanism. This package is focused around providing a child resistant, senior-friendly unit dose package that can be opened and closed numerous times and then finally disposed of.

Abstract: A blister pack comprises a blister assembly (10) including two blister parts (11,12) which are interconnected and foldable towards each other, each blister part (11, 12) having a set of blisters (16). The blisters (16) of one blister part (11) are so offset relative to the blisters (16) of the other blister part (12) that, after folding, the blisters (16) of the two blister parts (11, 12) engage between each other. The blister pack further comprises a protective unit (20) including two closure panels (21, 22) and preferably one intermediate panel (23), which is defined by two folding lines (24, 25). The blister pack also comprises a supporting unit (30) including at least one base panel (31), which has at least one hole (33). The supporting unit (30) is connected to said blister assembly (10) such that the blisters (16) of at least one blister part (11) are aligned with said at least one hole (33).

Abstract: A packaging for goods, such as, for example, tablets, capsules or the like, is suggested which is simple to produce and can be handled without problem, comprising a packaging lower part and a cover film, wherein the goods are arranged individually between the packaging lower part and the cover film and enclosed by them, wherein the cover film comprises a pull-off layer and a push-through layer which are designed such that first of all the pull-off layer can be detached from the packaging in sections and the goods then removed individually by being pushed through the push-through layer, wherein the pull-off layer is peelably connected to the push-through layer, wherein the push-through layer is connected to the lower part by means of a sealing layer and wherein the push-through layer is produced on a polymer basis.

Abstract: A lockable pill container is disclosed including a main body with a plurality of individual compartments for receiving pills. Each compartment has a lid member connected to the main body by a hinge permitting it to be moved between open and closed positions. Each lid member has a downwardly projecting hook member that projects through an opening in the main body when the lid is closed. An elongated locking member is laterally inserted into the main body and transversely moveable relative to the hook members between first and second positions. In the first position, the elongated locking member engages the hook members of those lid members that are closed to lock them in the closed position. In the second position, the elongated locking member does not engage the hook members which may be opened and closed without the locking function. The elongated locking member is normally biased into the locking position by a transverse member that includes a downwardly projecting, externally accessible transverse member.

Abstract: A capsule holder for the insertion and fixing of pharmaceutical capsules consists of a plate (2) with a recess (1) in which there are at least three ribs (3) arranged parallel to the central axis and at unequal spacings from one another, between which the capsules can be clamped both by their upper part and by their lower part in such a way that they do not fall out during normal handling but can readily be removed.

Abstract: A system of the present invention includes a tandem package and an apparatus and method for making the same. The tandem package includes a strip of film material having a plurality of medicament containing compartments. To prevent ripping or exposure of the medicament in an adjacent compartment upon opening of an individual segment of the package, each compartment is separated by a dividing member. In addition, to facilitate opening of the each segment while providing increased resistance to opening by children, each segment includes a pinhole in at least one corner of the segment perpendicular to a fold line. Thus to open the segment to expose the medicament, the corner may be folded along the fold line and torn at the pinhole, with the dividing member limiting tearing of the film.

Abstract: A film for tamper-proof coverings for product carriers consisting of platic is suggersted, which can replace the aluminum cover films known previously and which comprises a plastic matrix containing a particulate filler, this filler being selected and contained in the matrix with a proportion such that the penetration resistance of the film is reduced to below a limit of 450N/mm (measured on a film approximately 150 .mu.m thick).

Abstract: A blister package for storing an array of oral hygiene applicators, each formed from a circular base having bristles anchored thereon which are impregnated with a dentifrice. The underside of the base is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive whereby when the applicator is adhered to a fingertip of a user, it then functions as a toothbrush. The package includes a card of synthetic plastic film material molded to define an array of blisters. Sealed to the card is a backing sheet having an array of applicators releasably adhered thereto, each applicator being nested in a respective blister in the card. The package is divided by lines of perforation into separable cells, each enclosing an applicator. In use, a cell is separated from the package, its backing sheet is peeled off to expose the applicator, and the applicator is then detached from the sheet and applied to a finger tip of the user.

Abstract: Blister pack, for example to accommodate items such as pharmaceutical items in the form of capsules, coated capsules, ampoules etc., from a base part and a lid part made from strip shaped packaging material. The base part exhibits permanently shaped recesses which are surrounded by shoulders and the lid part exhibits permanently shaped recesses which are surrounded by shoulders; the base and lid parts lie on a plane of symmetry and the base and lid parts are joined at their shoulders over the whole or part of the surface area in the region of the plane of symmetry; the recesses in the base and lid parts which are symmetrically arranged with respect to the plane of symmetry form compartments and the contents are contained in the compartments. The blister packs may be manufactured, for example, by folding or turning over an endless strip of packaging material along a line of symmetry.

Abstract: Blister pack for pharmaceuticals containing a base with a plurality of recesses which are surrounded by a shoulder. A lid foil is attached to the shoulders. Removable contents such as a tablet, capsules or ampoules reside in each of the recesses and may be removed therefrom by pressing the recess in question and penetrating the lid foil or by removing the lid foil over the recess. The blister pack features a movable lid or a clamping element which covers at least one recess, and the clamping element is arranged in such a manner that it can be slid over the lid foil, and the clamping element closes off again at least one recess where the lid foil has been penetrated or peeled back, or closed again at least one recess which on filling was left unfilled and without lid.

Abstract: Generally, this invention relates to dosage containers. More specifically this invention relates to dosage containers which help identify a daily regimen of dosages, or a particular time period of dosages in a day. Most specifically, this invention relates to a dosage container which provides dosages in a linear fashion in a one-to-one relationship for the date or timing of dosages, where such dosages are contained on a card, with a blister package holding the dosages.

Abstract: Blister pack for pharmaceuticals containing a base with a plurality of recesses which are surrounded by a shoulder. A lid foil is attached to the shoulders. Removable contents such as a tablet, capsules or ampoules reside in each of the recesses and may be removed therefrom by pressing the recess in question and penetrating the lid foil or by removing the lid foil over the recess. The blister pack features a movable lid or a clamping element which covers at least one recess, and the clamping element is arranged in such a manner that it can be slid over the lid foil, and the clamping element closes off again at least one recess where the lid foil has been penetrated or peeled back, or closed again at least one recess which on filling was left unfilled and without lid.

Abstract: A package assembly for dispensing pharmaceutical medications comprises a plurality of individually sealed blisters and a relatively stiff frame having a plurality of apertures through which the blisters protrude. The blisters are made up of a plastic sheet having a medication receiving recess and a substantially planar shoulder portion. Sealed to this planar shoulder portion is a lidding sheet. The blisters each further comprise a ridge or other releasable interengagements that are engageable with the portion of the frame defining the apertures through which the blisters protrude.

Abstract: A child-resistant package includes a nonrupturable layer, a rupturable layer attached to the nonrupturable layer, and a blister sheet attached to the rupturable layer. The blister sheet includes at least one article-receiving pocket which is covered by a portion of the rupturable layer. A portion of the nonrupturable layer is not attached to the rupturable layer to form a pull tab which extends in a first direction which does not extend toward the pocket. An article in the pocket can be accessed only by pulling the tab in the first direction and then pulling the tab in a second direction which extends toward the pocket to expose the portion of the rupturable layer which covers the pocket. The article can then be pushed through the rupturable layer.

Abstract: A device for delivering an audible message is described. It includes a housing adapted for releasable emplacement on an externally threaded bottle neck. The housing includes a substantially disc-shaped main body, and a downwardly depending skirt around the perimeter thereof. Circuit means are located within the housing and include means for securing thereto a source of electrical energy, and programmable means for encoding an audible message on the circuit means. A speaker is provided within the housing, electrically connected to the circuit means for delivering the audible message. Switch means are associated with the circuit means adapted to maintain the circuit in an open state whilst said housing is in releasable emplacement on a bottle, and to close the circuit upon removal of the housing from the bottle. Removable of the housing from the bottle causes the audible message to be delivered via the speaker.

Abstract: Blister pack without additional outer packaging for pharmaceuticals, having a base with a plurality of recesses that are surrounded by a shoulder and a lid foil attached to the shoulder, where removable contents are accommodated in the recesses and can be removed therefrom by pressing in the recess in question and penetrating the lid foil or by removing the lid foil over the recess, and having an accompanying leaflet. The accompanying leaflet represents part of the blister pack and is situated within the confines of the blister pack, for example in a compartmemt in the base or in a gripping facility on one side of the blister pack.

Abstract: A container for holding a solid processing agent used for a silver halide photosensitive material. The container includes a body for accommodating the plural solid processing agents, which are formed as tablets, in alignment. The body has a height (H) in a range from 1.03 to 1.50 times larger than a diameter (D) of the solid processing agents; and the body has a width (W) in a range from 1.03 to 1.50 times larger than a thickness (T) of the solid processing agents.

Abstract: A medicinal dispensing device preferably including 25 units arranged in a square having five units on a side. Each unit includes flanges having corners and being detachably connected so that each flange may be separated from the remaining flanges. A chamber depends from each flange, has an outer opening and is adapted to hold an article. A closure member covers the chamber openings and has an interior surface which is in contact with the flanges. The interior surface carries a tacky adhesive which contacts the flanges and is protected from adherence by a protective cover sheet. The improvement is that the closure member is a sheet approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. The sheet includes an outer surface for printing indicia thereon, an interior surface including a tacky adhesive and a protective cover sheet releasably secured thereto. The closure member includes an upper portion including 25 individual unit labels, each having an interior surface.

Abstract: A medicament pack (1) comprising a base member (2) having a plurality of blisters (3) formed therein, each blister (3) being adapted to accommodate a medicament containing capsule (4), each capsule (4) being provided with at least one aperture (5) to permit medicament to be dispensed therefrom, wherein the base member (2) comprises sealing surfaces (6) adapted to seal the apertures (5).

Abstract: A blister pack for tablets or capsules having a flexible plastic sheet (1) thermoformed to define a plurality of open faced pockets (2) each pocket being shaped to receive an individual tablet or capsule, the open faces of the pockets being closed by a sheet of aluminum foil heat sealed to the plastic sheet, characterized in that hinge means (5) are provided across the pack on a line about which the pack is substantially symmetrical, the two halves of the pack on either side of the hinge being adapted to be folded together with the area of aluminum foil of each said halves overlying the other whereby the aluminum foil is protected from accidental damage that might be caused by contact with a hard object, resealable fastening means (6,7) being provided to maintain the pack in a folded configuration.

Abstract: A medication dispenser for dispensing unit doses of medication from blister comprises a top plate having a face area and a back area with at least one aperture for receiving a blister of a blister pack, a bottom plate adapted to engage the back area of the top plate to confine the blister pack between the top plate and the bottom plate and having at least one dispensing aperture in register with the blister of the blister pack, a bridge spanning at least a portion of the face area of the top plate which carries a label-receiving surface having an area less than the area of the top plate, and supported above the face area of the top plate by support members a distance great enough to avoid interference with the blisters of the blister pack. One or more of the medication dispensers can be held in a frame which confines the dispensers between side walls having bosses which cooperate with retaining tabs on the medication dispensers to retain the dispensers within the frame.