Packaging systems and methods

An apparatus for delivering single-dose packages of medications sequentially from a substantially continuous strip having a first dispensing end and a second end, the strip comprising:

• an elongate base layer;
• and
• an elongate cover layer removably attached to the base layer to define a plurality of blisters therebetween that have one or more respective medications therein, the blisters aligned in single file generally along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends and arranged in single-dose packages adjacent one another, at least some of the single-dose packages including a plurality of blisters having different types of medications therein,
• wherein a first single-dose package at the first dispensing end is separable from a second adjacent single-dose package such that individual dose packages may be removed successively from the first dispensing end, and
• wherein the cover layer of the removed first single-dose package is separable from the base layer for accessing all of the medications within the one or more blisters of the first single-dose package such that the medications may be administered to a person as a single dose.

An apparatus for delivering single-dose packages of medications sequentially from a substantially continuous strip having a first dispensing end and a second end, the strip comprising:

• an elongate base layer comprising a flexible film;
• and
• an elongate cover layer removably attached to the base layer to define a plurality of substantially sealed blisters therebetween that have one or more respective medications therein, the blisters aligned in single file generally along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends and wound in a coil such that the first dispensing end is accessible,
• the blisters arranged in single-dose packages adjacent one another, at least one of the cover layer and the base layer comprising one or more frangible features extending transversely across the strip between adjacent single-dose packages such that a first single-dose package at the first dispensing end is separable from a second adjacent single-dose package such that individual dose packages may be removed successively from the first dispensing end, the first single-dose package comprising a plurality of blisters that are inseparable from one another and include different types of medications therein, and
• wherein the cover layer of the removed first single-dose package is attached to the base layer by an adhesive that allows the cover layer to be separated from the base layer substantially intact for accessing all of the medications within the blisters of the first single-dose package such that the medications may be administered to a person as a single dose.