Method for attaching an information card to an item packaged in a blister, an information card and a system using the information card
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1. A method of attaching an information card to an item packaged in a blister, comprising:
- locating an opening of an information card for accommodating a blister;
aligning an item packaged in the blister with the opening of the information card; and
attaching the information card to the blister so that the item in the blister is positioned in the opening of the information card.
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Abstract
An information card for attaching to a blister holding an item such as a pharmaceutical dose comprises a rim area around an opening in the information card for attaching the information card to the blister, the opening allowing the information card to be positioned around the item. This allows additional information to be added to the blister while leaving the protective blister intact.
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1. A method of attaching an information card to an item packaged in a blister, comprising:
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locating an opening of an information card for accommodating a blister; aligning an item packaged in the blister with the opening of the information card; and attaching the information card to the blister so that the item in the blister is positioned in the opening of the information card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. An information card for attaching to a blister holding an item, wherein the information card comprises a rim area around an opening of the information card for attaching the information card to the blister, the opening allowing the information card to be positioned around the item.
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32. A method of attaching an information card to an item packaged in a blister comprising:
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providing a plurality of single dose blisters, each single dose blister comprising a sealed cavity containing a single dose item; providing a strip of inter-connected information cards, each information card having a first area with an opening therein and a labeling area adjacent the first area, wherein the labeling area carries information relating to an item; and for each information card in said strip, attaching one of said single dose blisters to the first area of said information card, aligned with the opening in said first area. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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