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EP 0 511 726 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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23.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/52 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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04.11.1992 Bulletin 1992/45 |
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Date of filing: 29.04.1992 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL PT SE |
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Priority: |
29.04.1991 US 693127
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Applicant: BERLEX LABORATORIES, INC. |
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Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2094 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Allendorf, Stephan Charles
Hoboken,
New Jersey 07030 (US)
- Dair, Thomas Mitchell
Vallay Cottage,
New York 10989 (US)
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Representative: Fuchs, Luderschmidt & Partner
Patentanwälte |
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Postfach 46 60 65036 Wiesbaden 65036 Wiesbaden (DE) |
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Arrangement for retaining blister pack tablets |
(57) An arrangement for retaining blister pack tablets comprises a container with at least
a front cover and a rear cover with a blister pack sandwiched therebetween and visible
through a window in the front cover. The blister pack includes indicia thereon indicating
the order in which the tablets should be taken and the container includes a pointer
identifying the first tablet in the array of tablets to be consumed. Preferably, the
container includes a daily calendar in the form of a loop or cylinder which is moveable
with respect to the container so that a desired starting day can be selected by the
user or prescriber. Preferably, the loop or cylinder is lockable in its selected position.
In accordance with two embodiments of the invention, front and rear lids are pivoted
to the front and rear covers, respectively, to conceal the blister pack until it is
necessary to take a tablet.