Container for medicament powder
AssigneeGlaxoSmithKline LLC
InventorsAnthony James Taylor, Michael Harry Golden
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Abstract
There is provided a container for a medicament powder formed from a material comprising a desiccant. In one embodiment the container is a medicament dispenser comprising a body defining a reservoir for medicament in powder form, and an outlet in communication with said reservoir. In another embodiment the container is a medicament dispenser comprising a body defining a chamber for receipt of a medicament carrier, and an outlet in communication with said chamber. Methods of controlling moisture flow are also described.
Claims51
A container for a medicament powder formed from a material comprising a desiccant.
A container according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the material comprising the desiccant is an organic polymeric plastic.
A container according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the desiccant is selected from the group consisting of silica gel, zeolite, alumina, bauxite, anhydrous calcium sulphate, activated bentonite clay, water-absorbing clay, molecular sieve and any mixtures thereof.
A method of reducing water ingress into a medicament powder comprising using a container for a medicament powder according to any of the preceding claims.
A package for storage of a container for a medicament powder formed from a material capable of controlling the ingress of moisture thereto or egress of moisture therefrom.
A method of storing a container for a medicament powder comprising
- providing a packaging material which is capable of controlling the flow of water vapour;
- filling a container with a medicament powder;
- wrapping said container with said package material to form an enclosed volume in which said container is disposed therein;
- and
- sealing the package.
A packaged container, comprising
- a container containing a medicament powder;
- and
- an overwrap package enclosing said container and a desiccant;
- wherein said container and said desiccant are sealable within said overwrap.
A packaged powder medicament dispenser comprising
- a medicament dispenser for a medicament powder;
- and
- an overwrap package enclosing said medicament dispenser and a desiccant,
- wherein said medicament dispenser and said desiccant are sealable within said overwrap.
A packaged powder medicament dispenser comprising an medicament dispenser for a medicament powder;
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- an overwrap package enclosing said medicament dispenser,
- wherein said overwrap comprises desiccant.
A container for a medicament powder formed from a material capable of controlling the ingress of moisture thereto or egress of moisture therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.