Combination shipping container, mixing and drinking vessel

In combination with a medication including a potassium bicarbonate, potassium carbonate and aspirin combination compound specifically formulated for at least temporary relief of minor aches, pains and certain predetermined therapeutic uses, the improvement comprising, a package which serves as both a shipping container for a predetermined individual dosage of such medication and a mixing vessel for mixing such individual dosage of such medication with a predetermined requisite volume of a predetermined liquid solvent and as a drinking cup, said package including:

• (a) a back portion formed of a first substantially flat and generally flexible sheet material impervious to such liquid solvent and having each of a first predetermined length and a first predetermined width;
• (b) a front portion, formed of a second substantially flat and generally flexible sheet material impervious to such liquid solvent, overlaying said back portion and having each of a second predetermined length and a second predetermined width;
• (c) said front portion and said back portion being joined together substantially at a common periphery to form a closed envelope structure with such individual dosage of such medication sealed within said closed envelope structure between said front portion and said back portion;
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• (d) said envelope structure being openable at one edge thereof to convert said closed envelope structure to an open-topped envelope structure, and said front portion and said back portion being bowed apart sufficient to effect a predetermined volume within said open-topped envelope structure, said open-topped envelope structure having said predetermined volume therein for receiving such predetermined requisite volume of liquid solvent thereto to be admixed with and dissolve such individual dosage of such medication therein and be retained within said open-topped envelope structure.