Method of customizing the fragrance of nasal medications

• US 20060045849A1
• Filed: 08/24/2004
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Biomed Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Biomed Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Taghizadeh, Farhan
• Application Number:
  US10/924,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20060045849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/45
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/00 Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/445 Non condensed piperidines, e.g. piperocaine
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0043 Nose
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/12 Aerosols; Foams A61K9/0043, A61K9/0056, A61K9/006, A61K9/0073 take precedence; spray-films A61K9/7015

Abstract

Disclosed is a process for improving the scent of nasal medication comprising the steps of presenting a person with a fragrance choice comprised of a plurality of fragrance selections, receiving from the person a selection of a fragrance from said fragrance choice, thereby producing a selected fragrance, and adding to a nasal medication a scenting agent wherein the scenting agent causes a fragrance of the nasal medication to substantially mimic the selected fragrance, thereby producing a scented nasal medication.

Claims

1. A process for improving the fragrance of nasal medication comprising the steps of:

a. presenting a person with a fragrance choice comprised of a plurality of fragrance selections,

b. receiving from said person a selection of a fragrance from said fragrance choice, thereby producing a selected fragrance, and

c. adding to a nasal medication a scenting agent wherein said scenting agent causes a fragrance of said nasal medication to substantially mimic said selected fragrance, thereby producing a scented nasal medication.

2. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is a prescription nasal medication.

3. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is aerosolized upon use.

4. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said fragrance choice comprises a fragrance proxy.

5. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said fragrance choice comprises a visual cue.

6. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said fragrance choice comprises a verbal cue.

7. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said fragrance choice comprises a sensory stimuli wherein said sensory stimuli is selected from the group consisting of a fragrance proxy, a visual cue, a verbal cue, and combinations thereof.

8. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is a nasal antihistamine.

9. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is a nasal steroid.

10. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is a nasal decongestant.

11. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is an atrovent nasal spray.

12. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is a salt based nasal irrigation spray.

13. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said nasal medication is a vaccine.

14. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said fragrance is selected from the group consisting of almond, amariage, apple, banana, bay, rum, blackberry, camomille, chocolate, candy cane, cantaloupe, cedar, cherry, china lily, musk, cinnamon, citron, citrus, clove, coconut, Columbian coffee, dewberry, eucalyptus, fig, frangipani, french vanilla, ginger, green, apple, hyacinth, hibiscus, passion honeydew, honeysuckle, jasmine, key lime, kiwi, lavender, lemongrass, lemon, lilac, lily, mandarin orange, mango, mulberry, oatmeal, honey, patchouli, pear, peppermint, pineapple, kiwi pink, grapefruit, plumeria, peppermint, raspberry, rose, rosemary, sage, sweetgrass, cedar, spearmint, strawberry, sunflower, vanilla, waterlily, watermelon, and combinations thereof.

15. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein said person is selected from the group consisting of a manufacturer of said nasal medication, a pharmacist, and a patient.

16. A scented composition comprising

a. a nasal medication wherein said nasal medication has a first fragrance,

b. a scenting agent wherein said scenting agent has a second fragrance, wherein said scenting agent in combination with said nasal medication causes said scented composition to have a third fragrance.

17. The scented composition as recited in claim 16, wherein said third fragrance is substantially dissimilar to said first fragrance wherein said second fragrance was selected by a person from a plurality of fragrance selections.

18. The scented composition as recited in claim 17, wherein said person is selected from the group consisting of a manufacturer of said nasal medication, a pharmacist, and a patient.

19. The scented composition as recited in claim 16, wherein said nasal medication is selected from the group consisting of a nasal antihistamine, nasal steroid, nasal decongestant, an atrovent nasal spray, salt based nasal irrigation spray, and combinations thereof.

20. The scented composition as recited in claim 19, wherein said nasal medication is a prescription nasal medication.