Elongate form medicament carrier and medicament dispenser

A single elongate form medicament carrier having a first end, a second end, and a central portion extending across the width of the elongate form medicament carrier, and carrying multiple distinct medicament dose portions, the medicament dose portions consisting of a first set and a second set of medicament dose portions, the first set of medicament dose portions distributed in a first portion of the elongate form medicament carrier between the first end and the central portion of the elongate form medicament carrier and containing a medicament active, or a mixture of medicament actives, and the second set of medicament dose portions distributed in a second portion of the elongate form medicament carrier between the second end and the central portion of the elongate form medicament carrier and containing a medicament active, or a mixture of medicament actives wherein the dose portions in the second set of medicament dose portions are different from the dose portions in the first set of medicament dose portions, the elongate form medicament carrier further comprising a split elongate sheet substantially secured to a unsplit elongate sheet, the unsplit elongate sheet and the split elongate sheet having respective central portions, first portions corresponding to the first set of medicament dose portions and second portions corresponding to the second set of medicament dose portions, the unsplit elongate sheet and the split elongate sheet having first and second ends corresponding to the first and second ends of the elongate form medicament carrier, in which the central portion of the split elongate sheet is divided to provide a first inner end and a second inner end of the split elongate sheet, and the first inner end and second inner end are not secured to the unsplit elongate sheet, wherein either the split elongate sheet is a lid elongate sheet and the unsplit elongate sheet is a base elongate sheet, or the split elongate sheet is a base elongate sheet and the unsplit elongate sheet is a lid elongate sheet.

A medicament dispenser comprising a supply of drug, the supply of drug consisting of one elongate form medicament carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, said dispenser having a dispensing mechanism which is adapted to operate, upon each actuation of the dispenser, to dispense a single distinct medicament dose portion from each of said first and second sets of medicament dose portions, said mechanism comprising,

• a. at least one receiving station receiving portions of the elongate form medicament carrier respectively carrying each of the first and second sets of medicament dose portions;
• b. a release for releasing a distinct medicament dose portion from each of the portions of the elongate form medicament carrier respectively carrying each of the first and second sets of medicament dose portions;
• c. an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the distinct medicament dose portions releasable by said release to enable their dispensing to the patient;
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• d. at least one indexer for individually indexing the distinct medicament dose portions of each of the portions of the elongate form medicament carrier respectively carrying each of the first and second sets of medicament dose portions.