Packaged medication assembly and associated method
First Claim
1. A packaged medication assembly comprising:
- a bag defining a bottom bag fold line, a first panel adjacent the bottom bag fold line, a storage chamber, and an opening to the storage chamber formed at least partially by a first edge of the first panel opposite the bottom bag fold line; and
an information insert having a width smaller than a width of the first panel of the bag and a height greater than a height of the first panel of the bag, wherein;
the height of the information insert is defined between a first edge of the information insert and a second edge of the information insert,the information insert includes patient information, which provides identification of a patient that a medication was packaged for, and medication information providing at least one of an identity of and a description of the medication,the information insert includes a patient identifying section including the patient information adjacent the first edge of the information insert, and a confidential medication information section below the patient identifying section that has a height less than the height of the first panel of the bag, wherein a physical perforated line separates the confidential medication section from remaining portion of the information insert including the patient identifying section, and the patient identifying section includes a computer readable code configured to identify prescription information by a computer when processing the packaged medication assembly,the information insert is placed in the storage chamber such that the second edge is positioned adjacent the bottom bag fold line and substantially only the patient identifying section of the information insert extends beyond and remains exposed above the first edge of the first panel of the bag while the confidential medication information section of the information insert remains concealed from view by the first panel of the bag so as to protect a privacy of the patient, anda packaged medication is positioned within the storage chamber behind the information insert relative to a front side of the information insert that contains the patient information.
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Abstract
A packaged medication assembly includes a packaged medication, a bag, and an information insert. The packaged medication includes a container and medication enclosed within the container. The bag defines a first panel, a storage chamber, and an opening to the storage chamber. The information insert includes patient information, which provides identification of a patient that the medication was packaged for, and medication information providing at least one of an identity of and a description of the medication. The information insert includes a patient identifying section including the patient information adjacent the first edge. The information insert is placed in the storage chamber such that substantially only the patient identifying section extends and remains exposed above the first panel such that a remainder of the information insert is covered by the first panel of the bag. The packaged medication is positioned within the storage chamber.
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16 Claims
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1. A packaged medication assembly comprising:
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a bag defining a bottom bag fold line, a first panel adjacent the bottom bag fold line, a storage chamber, and an opening to the storage chamber formed at least partially by a first edge of the first panel opposite the bottom bag fold line; and an information insert having a width smaller than a width of the first panel of the bag and a height greater than a height of the first panel of the bag, wherein; the height of the information insert is defined between a first edge of the information insert and a second edge of the information insert, the information insert includes patient information, which provides identification of a patient that a medication was packaged for, and medication information providing at least one of an identity of and a description of the medication, the information insert includes a patient identifying section including the patient information adjacent the first edge of the information insert, and a confidential medication information section below the patient identifying section that has a height less than the height of the first panel of the bag, wherein a physical perforated line separates the confidential medication section from remaining portion of the information insert including the patient identifying section, and the patient identifying section includes a computer readable code configured to identify prescription information by a computer when processing the packaged medication assembly, the information insert is placed in the storage chamber such that the second edge is positioned adjacent the bottom bag fold line and substantially only the patient identifying section of the information insert extends beyond and remains exposed above the first edge of the first panel of the bag while the confidential medication information section of the information insert remains concealed from view by the first panel of the bag so as to protect a privacy of the patient, and a packaged medication is positioned within the storage chamber behind the information insert relative to a front side of the information insert that contains the patient information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A pharmaceutical preparation system comprising:
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means for maintaining a drug for a patient; means for providing human-readable information about the drug and the patient, wherein the information about the drug is spatially separated from the information about the patient; and means for containing the means for maintaining the drug and the means for providing human-readable information such that the means for maintaining the drug is substantially entirely enclosed within the means for containing, wherein the means for providing human-readable information has a height greater than a height of the means for containing and is substantially entirely enclosed within the means for containing other than a first portion of the means for providing human-readable information, and the first portion of the means for providing human-readable information includes human-readable information about the patient but is void of any human-readable information identifying the drug, and the means for providing human-readable information includes a confidential second portion, wherein a physical perforated line separates the confidential second portion from remaining portion of the means for providing the human-readable information including the first portion, and the first portion includes a computer readable code configured to identify prescription information by a computer when processing the means for providing the human-readable information, the confidential second portion of the means for providing human-readable information includes human-readable information about the drug and has a height less than the height of the means for containing and thus is concealed from view by the means for containing so as to protect a privacy of the patient when the means for maintaining the drug is positioned behind the means for providing human-readable information relative to a front side of the means for providing human-readable information that contains the human-readable information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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