DOSAGE FORM ARTICLES
First Claim
1. A dosage form article suitable for oral administration, comprising more than one compartment each formed by a plurality of distinct segments of the dosage form article, said dosage form article comprising a signaling means and a drug, wherein said signaling means and said drug are each stored in different compartments physically separated from one another, and wherein both said drug and said signaling means are wholly incorporated within said dosage form article, each respective compartment being arranged to fully enclose said drug or signaling means only when at least two of said plurality of distinct segments are connected, wherein each said distinct segment consists of a cap part or a body part and said cap and/or body parts are hard capsule shells.
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Abstract
A dosage form article suitable for oral administration may include more than one compartment, each formed by a plurality of distinct segments of the dosage form article. The dosage form article may also include a signaling means and a drug, wherein the signaling means and the drug are each stored in different compartments physically separated from one another. Both the drug and the signaling means may be wholly incorporated within the dosage form article, the respective compartments being arranged to fully enclose the drug and signaling means only when at least two of the plurality of distinct segments are connected.
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- 1. A dosage form article suitable for oral administration, comprising more than one compartment each formed by a plurality of distinct segments of the dosage form article, said dosage form article comprising a signaling means and a drug, wherein said signaling means and said drug are each stored in different compartments physically separated from one another, and wherein both said drug and said signaling means are wholly incorporated within said dosage form article, each respective compartment being arranged to fully enclose said drug or signaling means only when at least two of said plurality of distinct segments are connected, wherein each said distinct segment consists of a cap part or a body part and said cap and/or body parts are hard capsule shells.
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16. A dosage form comprising:
an article suitable for oral administration, the article having a plurality of compartments each formed by a plurality of distinct segments of the article; a signal emitter; and a drug, wherein the signal emitter and the drug are each stored in different compartments physically separated from one another, and wherein both the drug and the signal emitter are wholly incorporated within the dosage form article, each respective compartment being arranged to fully enclose the drug or signal emitter only when at least two of the plurality of distinct segments are connected, wherein each distinct segment includes of a cap part or a body part and the cap and/or body parts are hard capsule shells.
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