JP2012066836A - Medication compliance package - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a case for holding a PTP (press-through pack), in which the PTP can be set without occurrence of breaking of the PTP itself or tearing of a sealing member.SOLUTION: The case holds the PTP which stores medicines by putting each of the medicines in a space within a dome 3 formed on a flat basal plate 2 and sealing the dome 3 with a sealing sheet. The holding case includes: an upper wall member 10 having openings 11 through which the domes 3 are inserted respectively and an under wall member 20 connected to the upper wall member 10 and having break lines for forming taking-out openings at positions corresponding to the openings 11. The PTP is held between the upper wall member 10 and the under wall member 20 with the domes 3 being inserted through the openings 11 of the upper wall member. The upper wall member 10 and the under wall member 20 are locked by respective engagements between slits 25a, 25b and insertion pieces 15a, 15b which are respectively formed in the upper wall member 10 and the under wall member 20. Upon setting the PTP in the case, the PTP is prevented from breaking or breakage since the PTP itself is not curved.

Description

  The present invention relates to a compliance compliance package.

In order to obtain a desired effect in a medicinal product, it is necessary to comply with medication compliance, that is, to properly follow the dosage and administration. In particular, it is difficult to comply with compliance in the case of pharmaceuticals with irregular doses and doses.
Therefore, in order to support this for patients (patients), various packages that hold a PTP (Press Through Pack) and that indicate the date and time of administration, dosage, etc. in the vicinity of each tablet have been proposed. ing.

Among them, Patent Document 1 discloses a packaging case in which a tablet is easily taken out from a held PTP.
In general, PTP (Press Through Pack) is a package form in which a tablet is accommodated in a dome-shaped recess formed in a transparent plastic material and sealed with a thin sheet material such as aluminum foil. This is well known in the art (see FIG. 1). When taking out a tablet, the dome-shaped head of a transparent plastic material is pressed with a finger, the sheet material is pushed through, and the tablet is taken out.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-237836

In the packaging case disclosed in Patent Document 1, the PTP is set in the case by inserting the peripheral portion of the substrate into a slit formed in the case. That is, it is necessary to insert two opposing sides or four corners of the rectangular PTP substrate part into the slit provided on the case wall surface, and at that time, temporarily curving the PTP itself. Is required.
Thus, curving PTP leads to tearing of the sealing sheet that closes the dome of PTP, or breaking of PTP at the perforation part that partitions each tablet formed on PTP.
An object of the present invention is to provide a PTP holding package in which such a breakage of the PTP itself and a tear of the sealing sheet do not occur.

  The present invention was devised in order to effectively solve the above problems, and provides a PTP holding case having the following features.

The holding case of the present invention holds “PTP formed by holding a drug in a space in a dome formed on a flat substrate and closing the dome with a sealing sheet”.
This holding case includes a “upper wall member having an opening through which the dome is inserted” and a “lower wall member having a breaking line that is connected to the upper wall member and forms an extraction opening at a position corresponding to the opening. Is provided.
The PTP is held between the upper wall member and the lower wall member in a state where the dome is passed through the opening of the upper wall member. The upper wall member and the lower wall member are locked by the engagement of the slit and the insertion piece formed in each.

According to the PTP holding case of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the PTP is held in a state where it is simply sandwiched between the upper wall member and the lower wall member (the positioning of the PTP is based on the opening of the upper wall member). Achieved by passing the dome through).
That is, when setting the PTP in the case, it is not necessary to bend the PTP itself. Therefore, the breakage of the PTP itself, the tear of the sealing sheet that closes the PTP dome, and the like do not occur.

  Moreover, the PTP holding case of the present invention may further include a lower wall protection member that covers the lower wall member from the outside, and in that case, the following merits are obtained. That is, even when the PTP dome held by the case is accidentally pressed and the tablet in the dome pushes through the breaking line of the lower wall member, the tablet can be prevented from being discharged to the outside.

The figure explaining PTP hold | maintained at the case of this invention. The figure explaining the PTP holding case which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The figure explaining the modification with respect to FIG. The figure which shows the PTP holding case of FIG. 2 in the state which pinched | interposed PTP between the upper wall member and the lower wall member. The figure explaining the process which further folds a PTP holding | maintenance case from the state of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, a PTP (Press Through Pack) targeted by the holding case of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

≪PTP≫
A dome 3 is formed on a transparent substrate 2 made of plastic or the like, and a tablet or a medicine is accommodated in a space in each dome 3. And from the lower side in the figure, the dome 3 is closed with a sealing sheet such as aluminum foil to form a package.
The PTP 1 as such a packaging form is well known in the art, and when taking out the tablet, the dome 3 is pressed with a finger to push the sealing sheet and take out the tablet.

≪Configuration with PTP sandwiched and held≫
FIG. 2 shows the PTP holding case according to one embodiment of the present invention in an opened state. In this case, the upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20 hold the PTP so as to sandwich it.
The upper wall member 10 includes an opening 11 through which the PTP dome 3 is inserted.
The lower wall member 20 is connected to the upper wall member 10 via a crease a, and has a circular break line 21 at a position corresponding to the opening 11. That is, when the upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20 are folded and overlapped, the dome 3 and the fracture line 21 overlap.
When taking out the tablet, if the dome 3 is pressed with a finger from above, the tablet pushes the breaking line 21 and comes out.

Insertion pieces 15 a and 15 b bulging in an arc shape are formed at the edge of the upper wall member 10. On the other hand, slits 25a and 25b are formed at the end of the lower wall member 20 opposite to the crease a.
The PTP is placed on the lower wall member 20, and the upper wall member 10 is overlaid so as to cover the PTP from above (at this time, the dome 3 is inserted through the opening 11). And PTP is reliably hold | maintained by letting insertion piece 15a, 15b pass to slit 25a, 25b, respectively. In this holding operation, it can be said that substantially no external force acts on the PTP (that is, since it is not necessary to insert the PTP itself into the slit, it is not necessary to temporarily bend the PTP itself). Therefore, the PTP is not broken and the sealing sheet is not torn.

In addition, the specific shape of the insertion piece and slit formed in the upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20 is not restricted to what was illustrated, Arbitrary forms are employable.
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the two corner portions 16 a and 16 b of the upper wall member 10 may be used as insertion pieces, and the corresponding slits 26 a and 26 b may be formed in the lower wall member 20. In this case, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to form a specific insertion piece on the upper wall member 10.

≪Check box≫
FIG. 4 shows a state where the PTP is sandwiched between the upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20. In the upper wall member 10, a check column (not shown) for taking medicine may be provided in a region near the opening 11 from which the dome 3 projects (for example, a region indicated by 3 a). Such a check column is preferably provided for each of all the domes 3.
The check column is an area for displaying or entering information related to taking such as “print the date and time when the medicine should be taken” and “provide an area for the user to mark whether or not to take”. In particular, for drugs with complicated usage and doses, compliance with medication compliance can be supported by providing such check fields.

  As described above, from the viewpoint of preventing breakage of the PTP itself and tearing of the sealing sheet, the structure includes the upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20 that are engaged by the slits and the insertion pieces provided to each other. If there is enough. In the illustrated embodiment, some further improvements are made.

<< Upper Wall Protection Member 50 and Lower Wall Protection Member 60 >>
An upper wall protection member 50 is connected to the lower wall member 20 via a flange 30 having a predetermined width W. Further, a lower wall protection member 60 is connected to the upper wall protection member 50 through a flange 40 having a predetermined width W.

The upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20 folded so as to hold the PTP are wrapped by the upper wall protection member 50 and the lower wall protection member 60 in the procedure shown by arrows A and B in FIG. It is folded and the insertion piece 61 is inserted into the slit 28 and fixed.
At this time, since the lower wall protection member 60 covers and wraps the lower wall member 20 having the breaking line 21 from the outside, the following advantages are brought about. That is, if the dome 3 is accidentally pressed and the lower wall protection member 60 does not exist, the tablet in the dome breaks the fracture line 21 of the lower wall member 20 and is discharged. By providing the lower wall protection member 60, it is possible to prevent inadvertent discharge of tablets even when the dome 3 is pressed by mistake.

  In addition, the specific form of the lower wall protection member 60 is not limited to the illustrated one. By covering the lower wall member 20 from the outside, even if the tablet pushes the breaking line 21, it is possible to adopt an appropriate form as long as the tablet is not discharged to the outside.

The upper wall protection member 50 is located between the lower wall member 20 and the lower wall protection member 60. By covering and enclosing the upper wall member 10 from the outside, the dome 3 is protected. Prevents being pressed.
A semicircular suspension flap 51 is connected to the upper end of the upper wall protection member 50, and a suspension hole 52 is provided there.

  By providing the upper wall protection member 50 and the lower wall protection member 60, in addition to the merits described above, information on medication compliance can be displayed using the areas of both the members 50 and 60, or by the user A merit that it can be used as some writing area is also added.

≪Operation of 襠 30, 40≫
As described above, between the lower wall member 20 and the upper wall protection member 50 and between the upper wall protection member 50 and the lower wall protection member 60, the flanges 30, 40 having substantially the same width W, respectively. Is arranged. The width W is set substantially equal to the height of the dome 3.
When the ridges 30 and 40 are not present, the PTP is pressed between the upper wall protection member 50 and the lower wall protection member 60, and in particular, the upper wall protection member 50 that contacts the head of the dome 3 is bent or bent. As a result, inconveniences such as difficulty in reading the display may occur. This can be effectively avoided by providing the eaves 30 and 40.

≪Others≫
The specific configuration of the PTP holding case of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. For example, in FIG. 2, the arrangement of the upper wall member 10 and the lower wall member 20 may be reversed left and right. In that case, an insertion piece is provided in the lower wall member 20 and a slit is provided in the upper wall member 10. Become.

1 PTP
2 Substrate 3 Dome 10 Upper wall member 11 Opening 15a, 15b Insertion piece 16a, 16b Corner part (used as insertion piece)
20 Lower wall member 21 Break line 25a, 25b Slit 26a, 26b Slit 28 Slit 30, 40 襠 50 Upper wall protection member 51 Hanging flap 52 Hanging hole 60 Lower wall protection member 61 Insertion piece

Claims (5)

A case of holding a drug in a space in a dome (3) formed on a flat substrate (2) and holding a PTP (1) formed by closing the dome (3) with a sealing sheet,
The case includes an upper wall member (10) having an opening (11) through which the dome (3) is inserted, and a break that is connected to the upper wall member and forms an extraction opening at a position corresponding to the opening. A lower wall member (20) having a line (21),
The PTP (1) is held between the upper wall member (10) and the lower wall member (20) with the dome (3) passed through the opening (11) of the upper wall member,
A PTP holding case in which an upper wall member (10) and a lower wall member (20) are locked by engagement of slits (25a, 25b) and insertion pieces (15a, 15b) formed in each.   The PTP holding case according to claim 1, wherein the upper wall member (10) is provided with a check column for taking a medicine in a region (3a) near the opening (11).   The PTP holding case according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a lower wall protecting member (60) that covers the lower wall member (20) from the outside. An upper wall protection member (50) that covers the upper wall member from the outside is connected to the lower wall member (20) on the side opposite to the upper wall member (10).
The PTP holding case according to claim 3, wherein the lower wall protective member (60) is connected to the upper wall protective member (50) on the side opposite to the lower wall member (20).   Between the lower wall member (20) and the upper wall protective member (50) and between the upper wall protective member (50) and the lower wall protective member (60), the dome (3) of the PTP (1) is respectively provided. The PTP holding case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a ridge (30, 40) having a width dimension (W) substantially equal to the height.

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