EP4000586A1 - Medicament container, kit for forming a medicament container and method for providing a medicament container - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medication container with a plate-shaped carrier made of compostable material with a standing side and a removal side, in which a plurality of cavities, each having an opening on the removal side and formed in one piece with the carrier, are formed. The invention also relates to a set for forming a medicament container, a method for providing and a method for opening a medicament container. According to the invention, a transparent cellophane film extends over the openings of the cavities, with the cellophane film having at least one film perforation or film material weakening on each of the cavities.

Description

The present invention relates to a medication container with a plate-shaped carrier made of compostable material with a standing side and a removal side, in which a plurality of cavities, each having an opening on the removal side, are formed.

The invention also relates to a set for forming a medicament container and a method for providing a medicament container.

Medicines, such as pills, are usually available in medicine packaging. In the typically box-shaped medicament packaging there is usually a tablet blister which is formed, for example, from a plastic part having cavities for receiving one tablet each and an aluminum foil covering the cavities. The tablets are each pressed through the aluminum foil for removal.

For people who have to take a number of tablets in a certain order, special medicine containers, so-called dispensers, have been developed into which the tablets to be taken are placed, for example, by medical professionals, sorted according to when they were taken.

In the pamphlet DE 25 36 342 A describes a classic medication container, in particular for hospitals, nursing homes and the like. The medicament container has several separate compartments for accommodating loose medicaments to be taken in succession and a writing plate running parallel in the longitudinal direction of the compartments for accommodating a sticker. The sticker enables the drugs to be correctly assigned to a patient. A transparent, tight-fitting cover can be pushed onto the medication container.

The compartments of the known medication container, which can be opened with a slide, assume that the respective patient starts taking medication in the morning, which is often not the case.

As it is from the pamphlet DE 20 2009 014 305 U1 shows that there is also a medication dispenser in which a separate cover is provided for each of the compartments, which is attached in a laterally hinged manner and which can be locked in a closed position by means of a snap lock.

However, the medication containers described above can all be easily opened by unauthorized persons, which allows them to be misused or taken incorrectly.

In the private sector, the medication containers have to be filled by yourself. Confusion can occur, and the tablets removed from the original medication packaging are often no longer distinguishable from one another, or only with difficulty.

To eliminate the latter problem, the reference proposes WO 2019/227110 A1 proposes providing one or more additional modules on the medication dispensing container, in which medication packages can be accommodated. However, this creates a bulky system, which is not suitable, for example, to z. B. to be taken on the go. In addition, the risk of possible mix-ups of tablets remains with this system.

Possibilities have therefore been created in which the tablets to be taken can be safely pre-sorted, for example in a pharmacy, into disposable medication containers having compartments arranged according to days and times of day.

So are from the pamphlets EP 2 194 952 B1 and WO 2017/080981 A1 medication trays, ie medication carriers, which are available ready for delivery, are known with a substantially rectangular tray or carrier plate with a number of individual and separate receiving points running in rows. A cup-shaped container made of plastic is inserted into each of the receiving points and individually removed from it again. There is one above the containers continuous plastic film provided. The foil is provided both on the edge areas of the containers and with the surface areas of the tray plate in between. In each of the containers, the film is perforated along the outer contour of the container rim to allow for selective removal of individual containers while retaining and sealingly closing undelivered containers.

In the pamphlet WO 2017/080981 A1 a resealable lid is provided on each of the containers, each of the lids being individually covered with the film. In contrast, the document extends EP 2 194 952 B1 the film over the entire upper side of the tray and thus also over all containers. To remove the medicine contained in the respective container, the piece of film that forms the lid of the container is pulled off.

During the medication tray of the pamphlet EP 2 194 952 B1 is an unstable, deep-drawn disposable part to which the foil is welded, is the tray of the medication container of the document WO 2017/080981 A1 a dishwasher safe, reusable plastic injection molded part.

Both have disadvantages. The one from the pamphlet EP 2 194 952 B1 well-known medicine tray is used up after the medicines contained therein have been used up, like conventional, empty tablet blisters, which is problematic from an environmental point of view. On the other hand, the constant cleaning of the drug container of the publication WO 2017/080981 A1 very time-consuming and impractical after its use. With both variants, the waste problem caused by the plastic cups remains if they are thrown away after use.

In the pamphlet WO 2010/136469 A1 a medication dispenser is disclosed which has an array of frame-shaped receiving points, wherein a container made of transparent material, which is glued shut with a labeled cover and is used to hold a medication, is placed in each of the receiving points. The respective containers are only connected to the respective receiving point on one edge by means of an easily breakable web, so that the containers can be removed individually from the array by breaking off the web.

In order to reduce the waste problem, the publication DE 20 2019 102 748 U1 proposed a medication dispenser with several separate compartments that can be opened one after the other, in which at least one part consists of cellulose. The medication dispenser has an inner part or a tray and a sleeve or box that is pushed over the tray. The tray can be, for example, a cast part made of paper fibers, industrial potato starch and water, which has indentations. The indentations are used as compartments into which medicines are placed.

The cover or box has windows punched out on its top for later removal of medication. The windows can be backed with a thin and thus easily tearable tracing paper made of finely ground cellulose, through which the contents of the compartment can be seen, but through which the respective compartment can also be easily opened by pressing the window.

In the vicinity of the windows glued behind, this medicine dispenser can be provided with a print with information on how to use the respective compartment. Additional information can be glued or written on the back of the case.

The well-known medicine dispenser has the disadvantage that the cover or box has to be folded and glued from a stamped cardboard part by the filler, which is relatively complicated. In addition, great care must be taken during assembly so that the windows are placed exactly over the respective compartments and the cover is not pushed over the tray from the wrong side. In addition, tracing paper is only partially transparent.

Furthermore, from the pamphlet WO 2004/113192 A1 a blister pack for toothbrushes, cleaning products, garden utensils or special foodstuffs, which has a biodegradable product carrier and a cover sheet closing the product carrier. The product carrier is a transparent, thermoformed carrier composed of a water-soluble polymer composition, such as a water-soluble starch, a water-soluble starch polymer, a water-soluble polyester or polyvinyl alcohol. The cover sheet is formed from cardboard, paper or a polymer. An acrylic polymer, either starch containing or polar, is used to attach the topsheet to the product carrier. To open the blister pack it is kept under water, whereby the support made of water-soluble material decomposes and the packaged product is released. Due to this decomposition process, this blister pack is not suitable for storing medicines, which are often themselves water-soluble and therefore need to be reliably protected from moisture.

The pamphlet DE 199 09 225 A1 describes a packaging for medicines. The packaging has a carrier card with a plurality of indentations and a cover film applied to the carrier card. The carrier card is made of cardboard or a sealable plastic. The cover film consists of laminated or coated cardboard. The cover film has weakening lines, such as perforations or score lines, running around the edges of the depressions for opening them individually.

The pamphlet WO 2009/135283 A1 includes a drug package that has an electronic component for recording. The medication packaging is made from a cardboard layer which, when folded together, forms two side parts of the medication packaging. A blister pack covered with release paper for holding medication is provided on a first of the side parts. In addition to an electronic layer, a second of the side parts has openings for receiving blisters of the blister pack.

In the pamphlet EP 1 988 019 A1 describes a method for producing a multi-day package. The multi-day pack has a plurality of rows and columns with wells for receiving medication. The multi-day pack is formed from a base layer having the indentations and a sealing film applied to the base layer. Perforations are introduced between the individual depressions in webs of the bottom layer, which delimit the depressions, and in the sealing film, so that the depressions can be separated individually from the bottom layer. The bottom layer consists of transparent or any colored PVC film, polypropylene or an aluminum composite layer. The sealing foil can be aluminum foil, paper-laminated foil or polypropylene foil.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an environmentally friendly medicament container which is easy to use, for example in a pharmacy can be filled and closed and allows good visibility of the medication placed therein. Furthermore, a suitable set for the simple provision of such a medication container is to be proposed. In addition, a simple method for providing such a medicament container and a method for simply opening such a medicament container should be specified.

On the one hand, the object is achieved according to the invention by a medication container with a plate-shaped carrier made of compostable material with a standing side and a removal side, which has several cavities, each with an opening on the removal side and designed in one piece with the carrier, with Cavities extends a transparent cellophane film and wherein the cellophane film has at least one film perforation or film material weakening on the cavities.

Cellophane film is a film made of regenerated cellulose, which is made from renewable raw materials and can therefore be recycled in an environmentally friendly way, like the carrier, which is made of compostable material. The medication carrier according to the invention is thus completely compostable.

Cellophane also has the advantage that it is transparent, so that the contents of the cavities, i.e. the medication placed in them, are clearly visible from the removal side.

The cellophane film can be designed in one or more parts.

The film perforation or film material weakening of the cellophane film above the cavities can be easily pierced, thereby making the opening of the cavity accessible, so that the medication introduced into the cavities can be easily removed from it.

In a preferred embodiment of the medicament container according to the invention, the carrier is formed from at least 90% by weight of starch and cellulose fibers.

This carrier material is fully compostable. Preferably, the starch used, inter alia, to form the carrier is potato starch.

Furthermore, the material of the carrier used in this embodiment of the invention is lightweight and is easily broken off or otherwise severed. For example, this allows the cavities to be easily cut off from the remaining material of the carrier.

In a preferred embodiment of the medicament container according to the invention, the carrier is produced in an injection molding process. In this way, it can be produced easily and inexpensively in large quantities.

The cellophane film is preferably glued or welded to the surface areas of the removal side of the carrier located between the cavities. It holds well on the carrier surface, even if the cellophane film has already been punctured over some or all of the cavities.

It has proven to be advantageous if the at least one foil perforation or foil material weakening provided on the cavities is not formed uniformly over the entire circumference around the opening of the respective cavity, so that when the foil perforation or foil material weakening formed on one of the cavities is severed, a piece of material formed over this cavity is lost the cellulose film is connected to a cellulose film area located around this cavity via a hinge made of cellulose film material.

In other variants of the invention, the film perforation or film material weakening can be formed uniformly over the entire circumference, so that no hinge is formed when the cellophane film is pressed in above a cavity and the film perforation or film material weakening is severed.

In the area of the hinge, the foil perforation or weakening of the foil material is preferably weaker than in the other area of the foil perforation or weakening of the foil material, so that the hinge is formed but can still be torn off if necessary without the cellophane foil being separated from other adjacent cavities when it is torn off will be demolished. This can be realized, for example, in that only 2 to 3 holding points are formed in the region of the hinge.

In a preferred embodiment of the medicament container according to the invention, a cover sheet made of paper is arranged on an upper side of the cellophane film that is not connected to the carrier, the cover sheet being glued to at least one edge region of the cellophane film. This cover sheet has the advantage that it is easy to print on, so that written information and/or markings on the medication placed or to be placed in the cavities of the medication container or on the use of the medication container can be provided.

It is advantageous here if the removal side of the medication container is of quadrangular design. Thus, a typical square sheet of paper can be used and easily fixed on at least one of its four edges to the cellophane sheet by means of glue or adhesive structures such as one or more adhesive strips.

It is particularly advantageous if the cover sheet is glued to the cellophane film at least by means of a rear adhesive structure provided on a rear edge area of the cellophane film, a left adhesive structure provided on a left edge area of the cellophane film and a right adhesive structure provided on a right edge area of the cellophane film and the cover sheet has a left sheet perforation or sheet material weakening to the right of the left-hand adhesive structure and a right sheet perforation or sheet material weakening to the left of the right-hand adhesive structure.

The cover sheet can be designed individually for each medication container and simply applied to the cellophane film during production of the medication container and pressed onto the rear, left and right adhesive structure to fix the cover sheet on the cellophane film. When using the medicament container, the cover sheet can then be lifted, starting from a front area of the cellophane film opposite the rear area of the cellophane film, and gradually the left sheet perforation or weakening of the sheet material and the right sheet perforation or weakening of the sheet material can be severed, and the cover sheet can thus be lifted off the cellophane film without that the cover sheet detaches from the rear area of the cellophane film.

This lifting of the cover sheet can be repeated again and again for free access to the cavities.

After it has been lifted off, the cover sheet can advantageously be laid down again on a central region of the cellophane film and temporarily adhere to it if the cover sheet is additionally laid along between the cavities, in the depth direction of the medication container, d. H. Adhesive lines running parallel to the left and right adhesive structure, for example, are glued to the cellophane film, with a first adhesive used for the adhesive strips having a stronger adhesive force than a second adhesive used for the adhesive lines. The glue lines may be solid lines or stripes and/or broken lines or stripes.

Proper intake of medication can be ensured when using the medication container according to the invention if the cavities are arranged in the form of a cavity array having rows and columns and days of the week or times of day are printed on the left and rear edge areas of the cover sheet, which are assigned to the rows and columns of the cavity array .

At least one written and/or pictorial information, such as e.g. B. Notes on days of the week and/or times of day on which the medication introduced into the respective cavity is to be taken can be introduced into the material of the carrier. This written and/or image information is preferably provided in the bottom areas of the cavities, so that they are assigned exactly to the respective cavity.

In an advantageous embodiment of the medication container according to the invention, medication can be removed particularly easily from the cavities if the cavities have an oval cross section. However, the cross section of the cavities can also be round.

The cavities, including the medicine introduced in each case, can be broken off by the carrier particularly well if the cavities are cup-shaped and have at least one weakened material or perforation on their cup peripheral wall.

Improved durability of the cellophane film results when a moisture protection layer is provided on one or both sides of the cellophane film. In other embodiments of the medicament container according to the invention, uncoated cellophane film can also be used, which has the advantage that the medicament container can be disposed of completely harmlessly like waste paper.

The object is also achieved by a set for forming a medication container, the set having a plate-shaped carrier made of compostable material with a standing side and a removal side, which has a plurality of cavities, each having an opening on the removal side, formed in one piece with the carrier, wherein the set has a transparent cellophane film corresponding in its overall film area to an overall lateral area of the removal side, which has windows assigned to the respective openings of the cavities, on each of which at least one film perforation or film material weakening is formed.

The set can be used in a pharmacy, for example. The medication can be sorted into the cavities of the carrier. The cellulose film can then be applied to the removal side of the carrier to close the cavities. The medication can be removed again by a patient if the perforation or weakened material in the respective cavity is severed or pierced, for example by pressing in the cellophane film at the respective associated opening.

In order to be able to fix the cellophane film well on the carrier, it is advantageous if the cellophane film has an adhesive layer on its underside that extends continuously, with the exception of the windows arranged over the cavities.

In order to be able to provide the cellophane film as part of the set, it makes sense if silicone paper is provided on the adhesive layer provided on the underside of the cellophane film. If the cellophane film is to be fixed to the carrier, this silicone paper can simply be removed from the adhesive layer.

In the set, a cover sheet made of paper can already be glued to at least one edge area of the cellophane film on a top side of the cellophane film. This cover sheet is suitable feel free to provide patient information about the medication in the medication container and how they are being taken. For this purpose, the cover sheet including the cellophane film, the adhesive side of which is protected by silicone paper, can preferably be inserted into a printer and printed on. However, the cover sheet can also be labeled manually.

The further advantages already explained above result if the cover sheet is glued to the cellophane film at least by means of an adhesive structure provided on a rear edge area of the cellophane film, a left-hand adhesive structure provided on a left edge area of the cellophane film and a right-hand adhesive structure provided on a right edge area of the cellophane film and the cover sheet has a left sheet perforation or sheet material weakness to the right of the left glue structure and a right sheet perforation or sheet material weakness to the left of the right glue structure.

As already explained above, the cover sheet can also be glued to the cellophane film along adhesive lines running between the cavities, parallel to the left and right adhesive strips, with a first adhesive used for the adhesive structure having a stronger adhesive force than one for the adhesive lines used second adhesive has.

In a particularly expedient embodiment of the set according to the invention, the cavities are arranged in the form of a cavity array having rows and columns and the days of the week or times of day assigned to the rows and columns of the cavity array are printed on the left and rear edge areas of the cover sheet.

The object is also achieved by a method for providing a medication container, in which a plate-shaped carrier made of compostable material has a standing side and a removal side, in which several cavities, each having an opening on the removal side and formed in one piece with the carrier, are formed , is provided and the cavities are filled with medication, with a transparent cellophane film extending over the openings of the filled cavities being glued or welded to the removal side, the cellophane film having at least one film perforation or film material weakening on each of the cavities.

An adhesive layer can already be provided on an underside of the cellophane film, which is initially protected by silicone paper, which is pulled off the adhesive layer before the cellophane film is glued to the removal side of the carrier.

It is particularly practical if a cover sheet made of paper is glued or will be glued to a rear edge area of a top side of the cellophane film, to a left edge area of the top side of the cellophane film with a left-hand adhesive structure and to a right edge area of the top side of the cellophane film with a right-hand adhesive structure. wherein the cover sheet has a left sheet perforation or sheet material weakness to the right of the left glue structure and a right sheet perforation or sheet material weakness to the left of the right glue structure. The resulting advantages are described above.

In addition, as explained above, the cover sheet can be glued or glued to the cellophane film along glue lines running between the cavities, parallel to the left and right glue structure, with a first glue used for the glue structures having a stronger adhesion than one for the glue lines used second adhesive has.

In a method for opening a medicament container provided with an embodiment of the method according to the invention for providing a medicament container and having a cover sheet with left and right sheet perforations or sheet material weaknesses, the cover sheet is lifted from the cellophane film, with the left sheet perforation or sheet material weakening and the sheet material weakening and the right sheet perforation or sheet material weakening are severed, the film perforation or sheet material weakening is broken through at one of the cavities and the medication located in this cavity is removed from this cavity.

Figur 1

schematisch eine Draufsicht auf eine Entnahmeseite einer Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Medikamentenbehälters ohne Deckblatt;

Figur 2

schematisch den Medikamentenbehälter aus Figur 1 in einer geschnittenen Seitenansicht;

Figur 3

schematisch eine Draufsicht auf den Medikamentenbehälter aus den Figuren 1 und 2 mit Deckblatt im geschlossenen Zustand;

Figur 4

schematisch den Medikamentenbehälter aus Figur 3 in einer geschnittenen Seitenansicht;

Figur 5

schematisch eine Draufsicht auf den Medikamentenbehälter aus den Figuren 3 und 4 mit geöffnetem Deckblatt; und

Figur 6

schematisch einen in eine Aufbewahrungsschachtel eingebrachten, erfin-dungsgemäßen Medikamentenbehälter in einer geschnittenen Seitenansicht.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention, their structure, function and advantages are explained in more detail below with reference to figures. show it

figure 1

a schematic plan view of a removal side of an embodiment of a medication container according to the invention without a cover sheet;

figure 2

schematically shows the medication container figure 1 in a sectional side view;

figure 3

schematically shows a plan view of the medication container from FIGS Figures 1 and 2 with cover sheet when closed;

figure 4

schematically shows the medication container figure 3 in a sectional side view;

figure 5

schematically shows a plan view of the medication container from FIGS Figures 3 and 4 with opened bract; and

figure 6

schematically a sectional side view of a medication container according to the invention placed in a storage box.

figure 1 shows schematically an embodiment of a medication container 1 according to the invention in a plan view of a removal side 11 of the medication container 1 without an in the Figures 3 to 5 shown cover sheet 4. figure 2 shows the medicament container 1 schematically in a sectional side view. The medication container 1 can also be referred to as a blister pack.

The medication holder 1 has a width B, a depth T and a height H.

The medicament container 1 has a carrier or tray 2 . The carrier 2 is designed in one piece. In the embodiment shown, it is a cast part. In the illustrated embodiment, the carrier 2 consists of at least 90% by weight of starch and cellulose fibers. In the specific exemplary embodiment, the material of the carrier 2 has a starch content of at least 60% by weight. In this exemplary embodiment, the starch used is potato starch.

In addition to starch and cellulose fibers, water is also used in the manufacture of the carrier 2 . Furthermore, additives can also be contained in the mass from which the carrier 2 is cast.

The carrier 2 has cavities 21 . The cavities 21 are formed separately from one another. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the cavities 21 are designed in the manner of chambers, bowls or cups. They preferably, but not necessarily, have an oval cross-section when viewed from above on the removal side 11. Drugs 9 can be introduced into the unopened cavities 21 in each case.

Each of the cavities 21 has a bottom 24 , a peripheral wall 25 and an opening 26 . The peripheral wall 25 can, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, be a self-contained, round wall, but can also be composed of several individual walls connected to one another at corners. The bottom 24 can be flat or curved.

The carrier 2 has a standing side 12 which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, is formed by lower edges 23 of a carrier edge 22 of the carrier 2 and by undersides of the bases 24 of the cavities 21 . At least one piece of text and/or image information can be introduced into the material of the carrier 2 in the status page 12, for example embossed.

The cavities 21 are arranged in the form of a cavity array having rows and columns. In the embodiment shown, the cavity array has seven columns formed in the width direction B of the medicine container 1 corresponding to the seven days of the week and four rows formed in the depth direction T of the medicine container 1 corresponding to four times of the day, such as morning, noon, evening and night. In other embodiments of the invention that are not shown, the cavity array can also only have three rows for three times of the day, such as morning, midday and evening, or can be designed according to other administration days and times. It can be advantageous, for example, to provide five administration points in the depth direction T of the medication container 1, specifically when on an empty stomach, in the morning, at noon, in the evening and at night.

In the embodiment shown, all the cavities 21 are of the same size. In other embodiments of the invention, cavities 21 of different sizes can also be formed from the material of the carrier 2 .

A removable bowl for introducing medication can also be arranged in the respective cavity 21 .

Intermediate regions 27 formed between the cavities 21 on the removal side 11 of the carrier 2 have a flat surface. A cellophane film 3, also called cellophane film, is applied to these intermediate areas 27. The cellophane film 3 is transparent.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, cellophane film 3 is glued to intermediate areas 27 of carrier 2 by means of an adhesive 70 . The adhesive 70 is preferably designed as a continuous adhesive layer on an underside of the cellophane film 3, with the exception of the areas above the openings 26 of the cavities 21 . In other embodiments of the invention, the cellophane film 3 can also be welded onto the intermediate areas 27 of the carrier 2, for example by means of ultrasonic welding.

The cellophane film 3 has at least one film perforation 31 on each of the cavities 21 . Instead of the film perforation 31, a film material weakening can also be formed on each of the cavities 21.

The foil perforation 31 or foil material weakening is in any case formed at the respective opening 26 of the respective cavity 21 . Preferably, but not necessarily, the foil perforation 31 or foil material weakening extends along at least part of an inner contour of the respective cavity 21. In the embodiment shown, the foil perforation 31 runs only around 3/4 to 7/8 of the inner contour of the respective cavity 21. In the In the remaining 1/8 to 1/4 of the inner contour of the cavity 21, the cellophane film 3 is perforated or material weakened more weakly than in the above-mentioned 3/4 to 7/8 of the inner contour of the respective cavity 21, so that when the film perforation 31 is severed at the Each cavity 21 forms a hinge 32 through which the piece of cellulose film material that is located above the opening 26 of the cavity 21 remains connected to the rest of the cellulose film 3 .

Only two to three holding points 321 can be provided in the area of the hinge 32, so that the hinge 32 holds, but can nevertheless easily be torn in such a way that the cellophane film 3 on adjacent cavities 21 is not torn off as well.

In other embodiments of the invention, the hinge 32 can be omitted entirely.

A moisture protection layer can be provided on one or both sides of the cellophane film 3 . However, the moisture-proof layer can also be omitted.

How it from the Figures 3 to 5 shows that a cover sheet 4 made of paper is provided above cellophane film 3 . A flap 43 can be provided on a front side edge of the cover sheet 4 .

The cover sheet 4 is fixed to the cellophane film 3 by means of adhesive structures 51 , 52 . In the exemplary embodiment shown, a rear adhesive structure 51 in the form of a plurality of adhesive strip sections spaced apart from one another in the width direction B of the medication container 1 and formed on a rear edge region of the cellophane film 3, a left-hand adhesive structure 52 in the form of a a left-hand edge area of cellophane film 3 and a right-hand adhesive structure 53 in the form of a continuous adhesive strip formed on a right-hand edge area of cellophane film 3. The adhesive structures 51, 52, 53 are formed from a first adhesive 71.

In addition, the cover sheet 4 adheres in the in figure 3 shown closed state of the drug container 1 by means of adhesive lines 6, which are in the figures 1 and 5 in the top view and in the figures 2 and 4 can be seen in cross section on the cell gas film 3. The adhesive lines 6 each extend in the depth direction of the medicament container 1 between the cavities 21 each assigned to a tag. The adhesive lines 6 are formed from a second adhesive 72.

In addition, sheet perforations 41, 42 are formed in a left-hand edge area of the cover sheet 4 and in a right-hand edge area of the cover sheet 4, respectively. Instead of the sheet perforations 41, 42, sheet material weakenings can also be formed there. The cover sheet 4 can be severed at these sheet perforations 41, 42 or sheet material weaknesses.

The second adhesive 72, with which the adhesive lines 6 are formed, has a lower adhesive strength than the first adhesive 71, from which the rear, left and right adhesive structures 51, 52, 53 are formed. As a result, the cover sheet 4 severed at the sheet perforations 41, 42 or weakenings of the sheet material can be lifted off the cellophane film 3 and, after it has been put down again, adhere again to the adhesive lines 6 on the cellophane film 3.

The adhesives 70, 71, 72 used in the medication container 1 according to the invention are preferably resin and/or wax-based hot-melt adhesives.

Furthermore, in the exemplary embodiment shown, on a left-hand edge area of the cover sheet 4 lines of the cavity array are printed assigned day designations on which the medication 9 located in the cavities 21 is to be taken, while on a rear edge area of the cover sheet 4, in the exemplary embodiment shown both on its Front and on the back, times of day are printed at which the respective medication 9 are to be taken.

figure 6 shows schematically a medicament container 1 according to the invention placed in a storage box 8 in a sectional side view. The storage box 8 is preferably made of aluminum or stainless steel and has user-specific features, such as a corresponding imprint and/or sticker and/or a corresponding color scheme. The storage box 8 can be opened and closed.

To provide the example in the Figures 3 and 4 Schematically shown, closed medication container 1 is used for example in a pharmacy to form the medication container 1 set. This set has in each case individually the above-described plate-shaped carrier 2 made of compostable material with the cavities 21 formed in one piece with the carrier 2, the cellophane film 3, which is transparent, partially perforated or has weakened film material and preferably corresponds in its overall film area to an overall lateral area of the removal side 11 of the carrier 2 , but not necessarily, the cover sheet 4 described above. Furthermore, the set can also contain the storage box 8 described above.

In the case of the set, an underside of the cellophane film 3, on which the adhesive layer 70 described above is provided, is preferably protected with removable silicone paper.

If the set has the cover sheet 4, this is preferably already glued to the cellophane film 3 by means of the rear, left and right adhesive structures 51, 52, 53 described above. The cover sheet 4, including the cellophane film 3, can preferably be printed in a printer on site for the individual patient.

In order to provide the medication container 1 by means of the set, the cavities 21 of the carrier 2 are first filled with medication 9 according to a medication intake plan. Then the cellophane film 3 is glued to the removal side 11 of the carrier 2, preferably with the cover sheet 4 already glued to it. The cellophane film 3 is preferably pressed firmly with a rubber roller or another device with which pressure can be applied evenly.

To open the medication container 1 that has been prepared in this way and is still closed, the cover sheet 4 is lifted from the front by means of a tab 43 provided on the cover sheet 4, severed at the sheet perforations 41, 42 or weakenings of the sheet material and folded over to the rear, whereupon the medicines 9 are visible due to the transparent cellophane film 3. Then the cavity 21 corresponding to the respective day and the respective time of day is selected and the foil perforation 31 or foil material weakening is pierced in this cavity in order to then be able to remove the medication 9 located in the cavity 21 from the cavity 21 .

Claims (15)

Medication container (1) with a plate-shaped carrier (2) made of compostable material with a standing side (12) and a removal side (11), which has several openings (26) on the removal side (11) and is in one piece with the carrier (2) formed cavities (21), characterized in that a transparent cellophane film (3) extends over the openings (26) of the cavities (21), the cellophane film (3) having at least one film perforation on each of the cavities (21). (31) or foil material weakening. Medicament container according to Claim 1, characterized in that the cellophane film (3) is glued or welded to surface areas of the removal side (11) of the carrier (2) located between the cavities (21). Medication container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one foil perforation (31) or foil material weakening provided on the cavities (21) is not uniformly formed over the entire circumference around the opening (26) of the respective cavity (21), so that in each case a severing the film perforation (31) or film material weakening formed on one of the cavities (21) a piece of cellular glass film material formed over this cavity (21) is connected to a cellular glass film area around this cavity (21) via a hinge (32) made of cellular glass film material. Medicament container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a cover sheet (4) made of paper is arranged on an upper side of the cellophane film (3) which is not connected to the carrier (2), the cover sheet (4) being placed on at least one edge region of the cellophane film ( 3) is glued. Medicament container according to Claim 4, characterized in that the cover sheet (4) is attached at least by means of a rear adhesive structure (51) provided on a rear edge area of the cellophane film (3), a left adhesive structure (52) provided on a left edge area of the cellophane film (3) and a right-hand adhesive structure (53) provided on a right-hand edge area of the cellophane film (3) is glued to the cellophane film (3) and the cover sheet (4) to the right of the left-hand one Adhesive structure (52) has a left sheet perforation (41) or sheet material weakening and to the left of the right adhesive structure (53) has a right sheet perforation (42) or sheet material weakening. Medicament container according to Claim 5, characterized in that the cover sheet (4) is additionally glued to the cellophane film (3) along adhesive lines (6) running between the cavities (21) in the depth direction (T) of the medicament container (1), with a a first adhesive (71) used for the rear, left and right gluing structures (51, 52, 53) has a stronger adhesive force than a second adhesive (72) used for the gluing lines. Medicament container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cavities (21) are cup-shaped and have at least one carrier material weakening or carrier material perforation on their peripheral wall of the cup. Medicine container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a moisture protection layer is provided on one or both sides of the cellophane film (3). Set for forming a medication container (1), the set having a plate-shaped carrier (2) made of compostable material with a standing side (12) and a removal side (11), which has a plurality of openings (26) each on the removal side (11) having cavities (21) formed in one piece with the carrier (2), characterized in that the set has a transparent cellophane film (3) corresponding in its overall film area to an overall side area of the removal side (11), which corresponds to the respective openings (26) of the Has windows associated with cavities (21), on each of which at least one film perforation (31) or film material weakening is formed. Set according to Claim 9, characterized in that a cover sheet (4) made of paper is glued to at least one edge region of the cellophane film (3) on an upper side of the cellophane film (3). Set according to Claim 10, characterized in that the cover sheet (4) is attached at least by means of a rear adhesive structure (51) provided on a rear edge area of the cellophane film (3), a left-hand adhesive structure (52) provided on a left edge area of the cellophane film (3) and a right adhesive structure (53) provided on a right edge area of the cellophane film (3) is glued to the cellophane film (3) and the cover sheet (4) to the right of the left adhesive structure (52) has a left sheet perforation (41) or sheet material weakening and to the left of the right adhesive structure (53) has a right sheet perforation (42) or sheet material weakening. Set according to Claim 11, characterized in that the cover sheet (4) is additionally glued to the cellophane film (3) along adhesive lines (6) running between the cavities (21) in the depth direction (T) of the medication container (1), with a the first adhesive (71) used for the rear, the left and the right adhesive structure (51, 52, 53) has a stronger adhesive force than a second adhesive (72) used for the adhesive lines (6). Method for providing a medication container (1), in which a plate-shaped carrier (2) made of compostable material has a standing side (12) and a removal side (11), in which several openings (26 ) having cavities (21) formed in one piece with the carrier (2), is provided and the cavities (21) are filled with medication (9), characterized in that on the removal side (11) a via the openings ( 26) the filled cavities (21) extending transparent cellophane film (3) is glued or welded, the cellophane film (3) having at least one film perforation (31) or film material weakening on each of the cavities (21). Method according to Claim 13, characterized in that a cover sheet (4) made of paper is attached to a rear edge area of a top side of the cellophane film (3) with a rear adhesive structure (51), to a left edge area of the top side of the cellophane film (3) with a left-hand adhesive structure (52) and on a right edge region of the top of the cellophane film (3) with a right-hand adhesive structure (53) is glued or is glued, the cover sheet (4) to the right of the left-hand adhesive structure (52). left sheet perforation (41) or sheet material weakening and to the left of the right adhesive structure (53) has a right sheet perforation (42) or sheet material weakening. Method according to Claim 14, characterized in that the cover sheet (4) is or is additionally glued to the cellophane film (3) along glue lines (6) running between the cavities (21) in the depth direction (T) of the medication container (1). , wherein a first adhesive (71) used for the rear, left and right adhesive structures (51, 52, 53) has a stronger adhesive force than a second adhesive (72) used for the adhesive lines (6).

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