(19)
(11) EP 0 511 726 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.11.1992 Bulletin 1992/45

(21) Application number: 92250101.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.04.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5A61J 7/04, B65D 83/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 29.04.1991 US 693127

(71) Applicant: BERLEX LABORATORIES, INC.
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2094 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Allendorf, Stephan Charles
    Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 (US)
  • Dair, Thomas Mitchell
    Vallay Cottage, New York 10989 (US)

(74) Representative: Fuchs, Luderschmidt & Partner Patentanwälte 
Postfach 46 60
65036 Wiesbaden
65036 Wiesbaden (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) 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.





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