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Reminder system for taking medication

  • US 4,974,729 A
  • Filed: 04/17/1989
  • Issued: 12/04/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A reminder system for providing an indication of when a dose of medication should be taken, comprising:

  • a planar medication holder for holding a plurality of unit doses of medication, said holder having a front surface and a rear surface;

    frangible means retaining said unit doses of medication to said holder;

    a planar indicia means adapted to be retained adjacent said front surface of said holder, said indicia means comprising a planar sheet member provided with a plurality of apertures adapted to overlay said holder so that said unit doses of medication retained thereby are accessible through said apertures, said plurality of apertures being at least equal in number and identical in spatial orientation to said unit doses of medication, said indicia means provided with a plurality of visible indicia each of which is associated with one of said unit doses when said indicia means is attached to said holder;

    means for separably retaining said indicia means adjacent said holder, said means comprising a pair of tabs extending away from each other at opposing sides of said planar sheet member and retaining means associated with each planar medication holder for receiving said pair of tabs and retaining same.

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