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Method of dispensing unit doses of medications and associated products

  • US 5,542,236 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of dispensing unit doses of medications comprising:

  • providing a card including a blister pack having a plurality of medication receiving recesses, each of said recesses containing a unit dose of medication, said recesses being arranged in a plurality of rows with said rows having weakened lines therebetween;

    separating a row of said unit doses of medication from said card by means of said weakened lines;

    placing said separated row in a carrier, whereby said unit doses of medications in said separated row are available for dispensing to a patient;

    employing a plurality of carriers for said patient, each carrier bearing information relating to the time of day when said unit dose of medication in said carrier is to be taken;

    providing a plurality of cards for said patient, each containing a unit dose of a different type of medication;

    separating a row of said unit doses of medication from each of said cards; and

    placing said rows in said carriers corresponding to said time of day when each said unit dose of medication in said carrier is to be taken.

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