PRESCRIPTION CONTAINERS AND LABELING METHOD
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1. A medication container comprising:
- an upper end configured to connect to a cap;
a lower end configured to support the container on a horizontal surface;
a first surface extending from the lower end to the upper end;
a second surface extending from the lower end to the upper end;
wherein the first and second surfaces are substantially flat and oriented perpendicular to each other, wherein the area of the second surface is greater than the area of the first surface, and wherein the first surface includes text orientated vertically thereon.
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Abstract
An improved container for storing prescription medication and an improved prescription container labeling system. A method of storing medication using the labeling system and containers.
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20 Claims
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1. A medication container comprising:
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an upper end configured to connect to a cap; a lower end configured to support the container on a horizontal surface;
a first surface extending from the lower end to the upper end;a second surface extending from the lower end to the upper end; wherein the first and second surfaces are substantially flat and oriented perpendicular to each other, wherein the area of the second surface is greater than the area of the first surface, and wherein the first surface includes text orientated vertically thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of storing medication for multiple users comprising:
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providing a plurality of containers, each having a first, generally flat, surface and a second, generally flat, surface, both surfaces extending from a lower end portion to an upper end portion of each container;
the first and second surfaces being oriented perpendicular to each other, and the area of the second surface being greater than the area of the first surface; andlabeling the first surface of each of the containers with the user name. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of labeling medication comprising:
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printing a name of the intended user and a name of medication vertically on a first label; printing the refill information and doctor information horizontally on a second label; printing the side effect information horizontally on a third label; affixing the first label on a first surface of a vial; affixing the second label on a second surface of the vial, wherein the second surface is generally perpendicular to the first surface; and affixing the third label to a third surface of the vial, wherein the third surface is generally parallel to the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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