# US 5,046,609 A · Kit for distributing pharmaceutical products

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- Number: US 5,046,609 A
- Document ID: US5046609A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/553,154
- Filed: 1990-07-13
- Granted: 1991-09-10
- Earliest claimed: 1989-06-01
- Assignees: Pharmedix
- Inventors: Richard J. Mangini; William J. Hartig
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5046609A

## CPC

- A61J 1/00: Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes (capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00)
- G09F 3/0288: {Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels}
- A61J 7/0069: {Trays for holding or distributing medicines (display trays A47F3/14; serving trays A47G23/06)}
- A61J 2205/30: Printed labels
- A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS

## Abstract

A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products comprising a tray of containers of drugs. Each container is provided with a multipart flag label. The flag label comprises a plurality of self-adhesive stickers which are used for labeling the container and for making entries in inventory records, medical charts, billing statements and the like. To use the kit a prescriber need only insert the patient's name, the date the drug is prescribed and the number of authorized refills on the label. All other information required by law or good practices is pre-printed on the label. The stickers are then detached from a protective backing sheet and affixed as indicated.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products which are prepackaged in individual containers comprising:
a tray having a plurality of said containers removably stored therein, each of said containers having a flag label which has an end portion permanently attached to the container which remains intact when said pharmaceutical products are dispensed form said container, with the remainder of said flag label being loosely wrapped about the container, said end portion bearing pre-printed information required by government regulations for all containers of drugs which are distributed, said pre-printed information being orientated in a direction parallel to the minor axis of said label, and each of said labels being provided with indicia for indicating the sequence in which said containers are to be dispensed from said tray.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A kit according to claim 1 comprising a package insert which contains information pertinent to the pharmaceutical products contained in said tray.

### Claim 3

A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products which are prepackaged in individual containers comprising:
a tray having a plurality of said containers removably stored therein, each of said containers having a generally rectangular flag label, said flag label having indicia located thereon for indicating the sequence in which said container is to be dispensed from said tray, a major axis and a minor axis and a first end portion located at one end of said flag label, said first end portion remaining intact when said pharmaceutical products are dispensed from said container, said first end portion having lines of pre-printed information required by government regulations for all containers of pharmaceutical products which are distributed being orientated parallel to said minor axis and said first end portion being permanently attached to the container with the remainder of said flag label being loosely wrapped about said container, said remainder of said flag label having an adhesive on the back surface thereof and a backing sheet covering said adhesive for affixing said remainder of said flag label to said container when said backing sheet is removed therefrom.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products which are prepackaged in individual containers according to claim 3 comprising:
a second end portion located at the opposite end of said flag label having an elongated space for the manual insertion of information therein, said elongated space being orientated parallel to said minor axis.