Kit for distributing pharmaceutical products

• US 4,976,351 A
• Filed: 06/01/1989
• Issued: 12/11/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard J. Mangini, William J. Hartig
• Original Assignee: Pharmedix, Co.
• Inventors: Mangini, Richard J., Hartig, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fidei, David T.
• Application Number:
  US07/359,514
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 206/232, 206/459, 206/472, 206/528, 206/534, 206/564, 206/562, 206/563, 206/530, 40/310
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0069 Trays for holding or distributing medicines display trays A47F3/14; serving trays A47G23/06
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/90 Medical record

Abstract

A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products comprising a tray of containers of drugs. Each container is provided with a multipart flag label. The flag label comprises a plurality of self-adhesive stickers which are used for labeling the container and for making entries in inventory records, medical charts, billing statements and the like. To use the kit a prescriber need only insert the patient'"'"'s name, the date the drug is prescribed and the number of authorized refills on the label. All other information required by law or good practices is pre-printed on the label. The stickers are then detached from a protective backing sheet and affixed as indicated.

Claims

1. A kit for distributing pharmaceutical products which are prepackaged in individual containers comprising:

a tray having a predetermined number of holes in the top thereof, each of said holes being provided for holding one of said containers in an upright position, said tray having a tray label affixed thereto, said tray label having information printed thereon, said information including information identifying the type and quantity of pharmaceutical product contained in said containers and the party to whom said tray is to be delivered, numbers identifying the number of said containers in said tray and the number of said tray when two or more trays of said containers comprise a single order;

a multipart flag label attached to each of said containers, said flag label having a first rectangular sticker, said first sticker having a minor axis, a major axis, a first area, a second area and a third area, a first backing sheet and a second backing sheet, said first area, having lines of pre-printed information thereon which are orientated in a direction parallel to said minor axis and an adhesive on the back thereof, removably attached to said first backing sheet, said second area having lines of pre-printed information thereon which are orientated in a direction parallel to said major axis, said third area having an elongated space for the manual insertion of information therein and lines of pre-printed information thereon which are orientated in a direction parallel to said minor axis, said second and said third areas, having an adhesive on the back thereof, removably attached to said second backing sheet;

a plurality of stickers, each having pre-printed information thereon which is visible beyond the edge of said first sticker and an adhesive on the back thereof, removably attached to a third backing sheet;

said third backing sheet having an extended portion which extends from the edge of said plurality of stickers beneath said first sticker, said extended portion being removably attached at one end to said second backing sheet near the end of said second backing sheet adjacent to an edge of said first backing sheet, a first one of said plurality of stickers adjacent to said first sticker having a first area thereof which extends beneath said third area of said first sticker;

means for automatically transferring information manually placed in said elongated space in said third area on said first sticker to said first area of said first one of said plurality of stickers;

a prescription log record for each batch of drugs shipped, said prescription having a plurality of numbered spaces and the date shipped, each of said numbered spaces corresponding to one of said containers in said tray.

2. A kit according to claim 1 wherein said transferring means comprises a carbon paper-like material located between said third area of said first sticker and said first area of said first area of said plurality of stickers.

3. A kit according to claim 1 wherein each of said stickers in said multipart flag label comprises a sequence number for indicating the sequence in which the container to which said multipart label is attached should be dispensed from said tray.

4. A kit according to claim 1 wherein said sequence number comprises a part of a prescription number identified by the letters Rx.

5. A kit according to claim 2 comprising a number located adjacent to each of said holes which corresponds to said sequence number in the multipart flag label on the container inserted therein for indicating the sequence in which said container should be dispensed from said tray.

6. A kit according to claim 5 wherein said tray comprises a hollow-box-like structure.

7. A kit according to claim 6 wherein said structure comprises cardboard.