Pharmaceutical identification
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1. A method for providing for the identification of a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising:
- imparting a volatile scent or scent profile to a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an active agent during manufacture of the dosage form, which scent or scent profile in the dosage form is of a type and in an amount that is physiologically unperceivable by humans but is detectable by a non-human animal or an electronic olfactory measuring device; and
associating the scent or scent profile with the identity of the dosage form;
wherein the dosage form is a tablet or a capsule,the scent or scent profile being imparted is not already associated with the dosage form and indicates when and/or where the pharmaceutical dosage form was manufactured, bottled or packaged, andthe presence of the scent or scent profile indicates that the dosage form is authentic.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods for marking a pharmaceutical product, container or pharmaceutical packaging system with a scent to establish the identity and/or source of the pharmaceutical.
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1. A method for providing for the identification of a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising:
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imparting a volatile scent or scent profile to a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an active agent during manufacture of the dosage form, which scent or scent profile in the dosage form is of a type and in an amount that is physiologically unperceivable by humans but is detectable by a non-human animal or an electronic olfactory measuring device; and associating the scent or scent profile with the identity of the dosage form; wherein the dosage form is a tablet or a capsule, the scent or scent profile being imparted is not already associated with the dosage form and indicates when and/or where the pharmaceutical dosage form was manufactured, bottled or packaged, and the presence of the scent or scent profile indicates that the dosage form is authentic. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24)
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2. A method for providing for the identification of a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising:
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selecting a pharmaceutical dosage form containing an active ingredient that has been approved by a governmental agency for distribution and sale to the public; imparting a volatile scent or scent profile useful to determine the identity or source of the dosage form to the dosage form during manufacture of the dosage form in an amount that does not require re-approval by the governmental agency of the dosage form reformulated to include the scent or scent profile;
which scent or scent profile is of a type and in an amount in the dosage form that is physiologically unperceivable by humans but is detectable by a non-human animal or an electronic olfactory measuring device; andassociating the scent or scent profile with the identity or source of the dosage form; wherein the dosage form is a tablet or a capsule, and the scent or scent profile being imparted is not already associated with the dosage form, and the presence of the scent or scent profile indicates that the dosage form is authentic. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 13, 25)
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7. A method for providing for the identification of a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising:
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imparting a volatile scent or scent profile useful to determine the identity or source of the dosage form to a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an active agent during manufacture of the dosage form, which scent or scent profile is in an amount or concentration which (i) is below the human olfactory threshold of the scent or scent profile and (ii) is detectable by a non-human animal or an electronic olfactory measuring device, wherein the dosage form is a tablet or a capsule, the scent or scent profile being imparted is not already associated with the dosage form, and the presence of the scent or scent profile indicates that the dosage form is authentic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 11, 14, 21, 26, 27)
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9. A method for providing for the identification of a pharmaceutical dosage form, comprising:
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imparting a volatile scent or scent profile useful to determine the identity or source of the dosage form to a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an active agent during manufacture of the dosage form, which scent or scent profile is in an amount or concentration that is physiologically is detectable by a non-human animal or an electronic olfactory measuring device, and allowing for an authentication of the dosage form by associating the scent or scent profile with the source of the dosage form, wherein the dosage form is a tablet or a capsule, the scent or scent profile being imparted is not already associated with the dosage form, and the presence of the scent or scent profile indicates that the dosage form is authentic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 15, 22)
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