Titration/compliance pack with increasing doses

• US 7,422,110 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2006
• Issued: 09/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Allergan, Inc. (Canada) (Abbvie Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Allergan, Inc. (Canada) (Abbvie Incorporated)
• Inventors: Terwilliger, Rodney, Zanden, John Jacob Vander
• Primary Examiner(s): Gehman; Bryon P
• Application Number:
  US11/438,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20060231452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 206/528, 206531-532, 206534-5342, 206538-539, 424/400, 514/662
• US Class Current: 206/534
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/035 Blister-type containers blisters in general B65D75/36
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/04 Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 27/06 Antiglaucoma agents or miotics

Abstract

A titration package and method for enabling compliance with a regime of changing dosage of medication over a period of time includes a backing having an array of receivers with the array including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. A plurality of sets of tablets are provided with each tablet in set having a common dose of medication and a different dose than a tablet of a different set. Each set of tablets is disposed in receivers of one having an adjacent row and an adjacent column. Indicia is provided and disposed adjacent to the columns and rows for displaying common days and successive weeks.

Claims

1. A titration package for enabling compliance with a regimen of changing dosage of medication over a period of time, the package comprising:

a backing having an array of receivers, said array including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows;

a plurality of sets of Memantine tablets, each tablet in a set having a common dose of Memantine and a different dose than a Memantine tablet of a different set, each set being disposed in receivers of one of an adjacent row and an adjacent column;

different sets of Memantine tablets are disposed in different rows, each row being indicated as a successive week, each column being indicated as a different day of the week, sets of Memantine tablets having increased doses being disposed in receivers of rows indicated as successive weeks; and

indicia disposed adjacent the columns and rows for displaying common days and successive weeks.

2. The package according to claim 1 wherein the sets of tablets have 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg doses of Memantine.

3. A titration package for enabling compliance with a regimen of changing dosage of medication over a period of time, the package comprising:

a backing having an array of receivers, said array including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows;

a plurality of sets of tablets, each tablet in a set having a common dose of the medication and a different dose than a tablet of a different set, each set being disposed in receivers of one of an adjacent row and an adjacent column;

different sets of tablets are disposed in a different plurality of columns, each plurality of columns being indicated as a successive week, each row being indicated as a different day of the week, sets of tablets having increased doses being disposed in receivers of a plurality of columns indicated as successive weeks; and

indicia disposed adjacent the columns and rows for displaying common days and successive weeks.

4. The package according to claim 3 wherein the sets of tablets have 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg doses of Memantine.

5. A titration package for enabling compliance with a regimen of changing dosage of medication over a period of time, the package comprising:

a backing having an array of receivers, said array including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows;

a plurality of sets of tablets, each tablet in a set having a common dose of the medication and a different dose than a tablet of a different set, each set being disposed in receivers of a plurality of adjacent rows, different sets of tablets are disposed in a different plurality of rows, each plurality of rows being indicated as a successive week, each column being indicated as a different day of the week, sets of tables having increased doses being disposed in receivers of a plurality of rows indicated as successive weeks; and

indicia disposed adjacent the columns and rows for displaying common days and successive weeks.

6. The package according to claim 5 wherein pairs of adjacent rows have differing sets of tablets.

7. The package according to claim 5 wherein the sets of tablets have 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg doses of Memantine.

8. The package according to claim 5 wherein pairs of adjacent columns have differing sets of tablets.

9. The package according to claim 8 wherein each pair of columns is indicated as a successive week and each row is indicated as a different day of the week.

10. The package according to claim 9 wherein sets of tablets having increased doses are disposed in receivers of adjacent pairs of columns.

11. The package according to claim 10 wherein the sets of tablets have 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, and 20 mg doses of Memantine.