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An apparatus for the reusable interim storage of partially consumed medicated oral dosage forms and methods for employing such an apparatus in order to use medicated oral dosage forms in the safest possible manner. The apparatus of the present invention in its broadest terms comprises (1) a containe

An apparatus for the reusable interim storage of partially consumed medicated oral dosage forms and methods for employing such an apparatus in order to use medicated oral dosage forms in the safest possible manner. The apparatus of the present invention in its broadest terms comprises (1) a container sized to hold a medicated oral dosage form, (2) means for allowing a medicated oral dosage form easy access into the container but substantially preventing the medicated oral dosage form from passing out of the container, and (3) a child resistant means for allowing an adult to remove a medicated oral dosage form from within the container despite the one-way access means. The preferred embodiment comprises an opaque container having one opening, a child resistant closure with an aperture there through that extends over said opening, and a plastic slitted membrane covering said aperture. The method of the present invention comprises providing a patient with the apparatus of the present invention, administering to the patient a medicated oral dosage form, and when the patient has received sufficient medication, inserting the partially consumed medicated oral dosage form into the apparatus via the one-way access means.

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[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by U.S. Letters Patent is:] [1.] An interim storage system for medicated oral dosage forms, comprising:a) a container;b) means for controlling access, said means for controlling access allowing a medicated oral dosage form easy one way access into said con

[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by U.S. Letters Patent is:] [1.] An interim storage system for medicated oral dosage forms, comprising:a) a container;b) means for controlling access, said means for controlling access allowing a medicated oral dosage form easy one way access into said container, but substantially preventing the medicated oral dosage form from passing through said means for controlling access thereafter out of said container; andc) childproof means for permitting an adult to remove a medicated oral dosage form from within said container despite said means for controlling access. [14.] A method of safely using medicated oral dosage forms, comprising the steps of:a) providing to a patient a storage container comprising:i) a container; andii) means for allowing a medicated oral dosage form easy one way access into said container but substantially preventing the medicated oral dosage form from passing thereafter out of said container;b) administering a medicated oral dosage form to the patient; andc) when the patient has received sufficient medication, inserting the partially consumed medicated oral dosage form into said container via said means for allowing. A method of safely using medicated oral dosage forms as in claim 14, wherein said storage container further comprises childproof means for permitting an adult to remove a medicated oral dosage form from within said container despite said means for allowing, and said method further comprises the step of having an adult remove said partially consumed medicated oral dosage form via said childproof means. A method of safely using medicated oral dosage forms as in claim 15, wherein said adult is said patient. A method of safely using medicated oral dosage forms as in claim 15, further comprising the step of administering said partially consumed medicated oral dosage form to said patient. A method of safely using medicated oral dosage forms as in claim 14, further comprising the steps of:a) having an adult remove said partially consumed medicated oral dosage form via said childproof means;b) administering said partially consumed medicated oral dosage form to said patient;c) when the patient has received sufficient medication, inserting the partially consumed medicated oral dosage form into said container via said means for controlling.