General medication disposal system
AssigneeTeikoku Pharma USA, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Fowler, Clayton Anderson, Carter Anderson
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Abstract
General medication disposal systems are provided. Aspects of the systems include devices having a sealable container dimensioned to accommodate a pharmaceutical composition; and an amount of an inactivating substance, e.g., granulated or pelletized activated carbon, present inside of the sealable container. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making and using the systems, as well as kits comprising the devices of the system.
Claims20
A device for use in disposing an amount of a pharmaceutical composition, the device comprising:
- a re-sealable container configured as a pouch and dimensioned to accommodate the pharmaceutical composition;
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- an amount of granulated or pelletized activated carbon present inside of the re-sealable container and contained in a liquid permeable enclosure fabricated from a liquid permeable material and present inside of the re-sealable container.
A method of disposing an amount of a pharmaceutical composition, the method comprising:
- placing the amount of the pharmaceutical composition into a sealable container comprising an amount of granulated or pelletized activated carbon present inside of the of sealable container and contained in a liquid permeable enclosure fabricated from a liquid permeable material and present inside of the sealable container;
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- sealing the sealable container.
A device for use in disposing an amount of a pharmaceutical composition, the device comprising:
- a sealable container configured as a pouch and dimensioned to accommodate the pharmaceutical composition;
- and
- an amount of an inactivating substance present inside of the sealable container, wherein the inactivating substance is not present in a free-flowing form and is adhered to an inner surface of the container as a layer on the inner surface of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.