Medication Package

• US 20120097560A1
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inter-Novation Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inter-Novation Corporation
• Inventors: Contractor, Sohail G.
• Application Number:
  US13/271,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20120097560A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/03 for pills or tablets containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/035 Blister-type containers blisters in general B65D75/36
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/20 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/04 Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers

Abstract

A medication package enabling a single prescription to be written by the physician for administering multiple medications. The package contains a first medication, a second different medication, a third medication different from the first and second medications, and a written protocol specifying the dosage of each of the medications and the time schedule for taking each of the three medications.

Claims

1. A medication package for premedicating patients with potential allergies to X-ray contrast agents, the package comprising an H1 blocking agent, an H2 blocking agent, and an immunosuppressant medication, each contained separately in the package, and a written protocol identifying each medication, a quantity required and a time schedule for taking the medication.

2. The package of claim 1, wherein the H1 blocking agent is the antihistamine diphenhydramine.

3. The package of claim 1, wherein the H2 blocking agent is cimetidine.

4. The package of claim 2, wherein the H2 blocking agent is cimetidine.

5. The package of claim 1, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.

6. The package of claim 2, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.

7. The package of claim 3, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.

8. The package of claim 4, wherein the immunosuppressant is one of prednisone and methylprednisolone.

9. A medication package enabling a single prescription to be written by the physician for administering multiple medications, the package containing a first medication, a second different medication, a third medication different from the first and second medications, and a written protocol specifying the dosage of each of the three medications and the time schedule for taking each of the three medications.

10. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the first, second and third medications are contained within separate compartments in the package.

11. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the package contains a first compartment containing each of the three medications prescribed in a first administering of the medications and a second compartment containing each of the three medications prescribed in a second administering of the medications.

12. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the first, second and third medications are color coded.

13. The medication package of claim 9, wherein the package contains medications to pre-medicate a patient with potential allergies to iodine based X-ray contrast agents.

14. The medication package of claim 13, wherein the first medication is a steroid, the second medication is an antihistamine and the third medication is a histamine H2 receptor antagonist.

15. A prepackaged combination of medications enabling a physician to write a single prescription for multiple medications, the package comprising multiple medications grouped in a predetermined arrangement and instructions identifying a quantity of a first set of medications for the patient to take, a quantity of a second set of medications for the patient to subsequently take, and the time interval between taking the first set of medications and the second set of medications.

16. The prepackaged combination of medications of claim 15, wherein the first set of medications is contained in a separate package from the second subsequent set of medications.

17. The prepackaged combination of claim 15, wherein each medication is contained in a separate compartment with instructions of the time to take the medications prior to a surgical procedure.

18. The prepackaged combination of claim 15, wherein the prepackage combination is designed to premedicate patients with potential allergies to an iodine based X-ray contrast agent.