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The present invention discloses an apparatus and articles for use in dispensing medication. Control of the medication is accomplished by assigning unique numerical (or alpha-numerical) code identifications to each of the many medications prescribed for patient use. A typical dosage, usually a unit d

The present invention discloses an apparatus and articles for use in dispensing medication. Control of the medication is accomplished by assigning unique numerical (or alpha-numerical) code identifications to each of the many medications prescribed for patient use. A typical dosage, usually a unit dosage, of each medication is placed in a sealed packet and each packet is marked with the code identification of the medication contained in the packet.

대표청구항 ▼

A medicine dispensing aid for dispensing by a pharmacy of labelled packets of medication, comprising a set of related individual envelopes joined together along separation lines which permit manual separation of the envelopes, one at a time, from the set; a plurality of packets for enclosing medicat

A medicine dispensing aid for dispensing by a pharmacy of labelled packets of medication, comprising a set of related individual envelopes joined together along separation lines which permit manual separation of the envelopes, one at a time, from the set; a plurality of packets for enclosing medication to be dispensed to a patient according to a predetermined time and dosage schedule, said packets having indicia thereon providing identification of the medication contained within the packet; said envelopes containing one or more of said packets of medication to be given to a patient at a designated time at which the envelopes are to be opened; each of the envelopes in the set having a unique marking distinguishing it from the other envelopes in the set; each of the envelopes in the set having a visible data entry area on which is entered at least information identifying the patient and identification of medication enclosed in whichever of said packets are placed within the envelope; and each of said envelopes having a transparent area separate from said data entry area through which identification of medication enclosed in that envelope can be viewed and verified against the information entered on said data entry area of the envelope.