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A multitude of non-tacky coated pellets containing a pharmaceutical preparation is housed within a breakable packet which, when broken, enables ready removal of the pellets for the oral administration of the preparation to a patient. The packet includes a bendable backing sheet and a fracturable cov

A multitude of non-tacky coated pellets containing a pharmaceutical preparation is housed within a breakable packet which, when broken, enables ready removal of the pellets for the oral administration of the preparation to a patient. The packet includes a bendable backing sheet and a fracturable covering member between which the pellets are held in a vacuum-sealed environment prior to use. The coating of the pellets also prevents dissolution of the preparation in the mouth to avoid the sensation of bitter medicinal taste.

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An arrangement for administering a pharmaceutical preparation, comprising: a multitude of pellets containing a pharmaceutical preparation and having non-tacky coatings; and a breakable packet including a backing sheet having opposite major planar surfaces, and a covering member overlying the backing

An arrangement for administering a pharmaceutical preparation, comprising: a multitude of pellets containing a pharmaceutical preparation and having non-tacky coatings; and a breakable packet including a backing sheet having opposite major planar surfaces, and a covering member overlying the backing sheet, and extending outwardly of, and having a flange portion sealed to one of said major surfaces, said covering member bounding with the backing sheet a compartment in which the pellets are contained, said covering member including a hollow main portion having a predetermined half-cylindrical cross-section and extending along a longitudinal direction, a neck portion having a half-frusto-conical cross-section less than said predetermined cross-section and tapered walls which converge toward each other along the longitudinal direction to a waist, and a head portion having a half-spherical cross-section and tapered walls which diverge apart along the longitudinal direction away from the waist, said covering member having its smallest dimension, as considered along a transverse direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, at the waist, said packet having across the waist a frangible zone which, when broken, forms the neck portion as a tapered pouring spout through which the pellets are poured from the compartment.