Peelable pouch containing a single or multiple dosage forms and process of making same

A peelable pouch for containing a single thin film dosage form of a product, comprising:

• a top layer having a peripheral edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
• a bottom layer having a peripheral edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
• a planar primary compartment configured to house the single thin film dosage form of the product in a substantially flat manner, sealed from the exterior environment, formed between the top layer and the bottom layer by the top layer being selectively joined to the bottom layer by a seal, the planar primary compartment having a peripheral boundary along the seal;
• a secondary compartment formed between the top layer and the bottom layer by the top layer being peelably joined to the bottom layer by the seal, the secondary compartment being adjacent to the planar primary compartment and separated from the planar primary compartment by a portion of the seal, the secondary compartment having a peripheral boundary along the seal;
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• a tear promoting surface condition on the top layer and the bottom layer intersecting a fold-over line such that when the pouch is folded about the fold-over line the tear promoting surface condition permits a user to perform a controlled tear of a proximal boundary of the secondary compartment along a traverse axis perpendicular to opposing lateral edges of the secondary compartment, wherein the controlled tear performed by the user tears off a portion of the top and bottom layer and subsequently exposes a proximal end of the secondary compartment so that a user may easily grip the top surface and the bottom surface to peel them apart to separate the portion of the seal separating the planar primary compartment from the secondary compartment, thereby gaining access to the single thin film dosage form of the product.

A peelable pouch for containing at least one thin film dosage form of a product, comprising:

• a top layer having a peripheral edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
• a bottom layer having a peripheral edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface;
• a primary compartment configured to house the at least one thin film dosage form of the product, sealed from the exterior environment, formed between the top layer and the bottom layer by the top layer being peelably sealed to the bottom layer, the primary compartment having a peripheral boundary along the seal;
• a product retention edge formed in the peripheral boundary of the primary compartment, wherein a section of the product retention edge at a peelable proximal end of the pouch is configured such that the proximal end of the pouch has a width narrower than the at least one thin film dosage form of the product;
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• a tear promoting surface condition on the top layer and the bottom layer intersecting a fold-over line such that when the pouch is folded about the fold-over line the tear promoting surface condition permits a user to tear off a portion of the top and bottom layer and expose a portion of the primary compartment.