Patient starter kits
OwnerJohn Garettinventor
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Abstract
A patient starter kit for distributing a product sample together with educational materials or additional product samples is disclosed. Integral to the kit is a one or a two-compartment packaging technique that provides pharmaceutical product samples in the same container as other patient drug information, disease state material and consumer product samples, coupons, other forms of media and/or related consumer products.
Claims15
A patient starter kit comprising a body having a front and back panel and a pair of opposite side panels, the side panels being attached to a top and bottom panel of a selected width disposed between each of the side panels and the front and back panel, and the patient starter kit having at least two compartments, a first compartment defining a first recess formed into the front panel for positioning a pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation and a second or more compartments provided with a second cavity for items selected from the group consisting of patient drug information, disease state information, literature, other forms of media, related consumer products, coupons, product samples or consumer literature, and medical devices,
- wherein the first recess is configured such that the pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation fits securely in the first recess,
- and wherein said pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation is available or visible to the patient.
A patient starter kit having a body selected from the group consisting of a bag and pouch, and having a first compartment defining a first recess formed into the front panel for positioning a pharmaceutical product sample and a second compartment provided with a second cavity for items selected from the group consisting of patient drug information, disease state information, literature, other forms of media, and related consumer products,
- wherein the first recess is configured such that the pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation fits securely in the first recess,
- and wherein said pharmaceutical sample is visible or accessible to the patient.
A patient starter kit having a body selected from the group consisting of a box, pouch or bag and having a first compartment defining a first recess formed into the front panel for positioning a means to obtain a pharmaceutical product sample and a second compartment provided with a second cavity for items selected from the group consisting of patient drug information, disease state information, literature, other forms of media, and related consumer products,
- wherein the first recess is configured such that the pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation fits securely in the first recess,
- and wherein said pharmaceutical sample is visible or accessible to the patient.
A patient starter kit having a body selected from the group consisting of a box, a pouch, and a bag and having a first compartment defining a first recess formed into the front panel for positioning a drug sample or representation of the drug sample and a second compartment comprising an envelope, wherein the second compartment is contained within the first compartment and contains items selected from the group consisting of patient and disease state information, literature, other forms of media, related consumer products, consumer package goods, devices, services, samples, and coupons
- and wherein the first recess is configured such that the pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation fits securely in the first recess.
A method for improving patient adherence to prescription drug therapy comprising providing a patient starter kit comprising a body having a front and back panel and a pair of opposite side panels, the side panels being attached to a top and bottom panel of a selected width disposed between each of the side panels and the front and back panel, and the patient starter kit having at least two compartments, a first compartment defining a first recess formed into the front panel for positioning a pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation and a second or more compartments provided with a second cavity for items selected from the group consisting of patient drug information, disease state information, literature, other forms of media, related consumer products, coupons, product samples or consumer literature, and medical devices,
- wherein the first recess is configured such that the pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation fits securely in the first recess,
- and wherein said pharmaceutical product sample or sample representation is available or visible to the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.