JP2008273606A - Set package of medicine and water - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a set package of medicine and water conveniently used by a consumer by selling a set package of a small amount of medicine together with a required amount of water for taking the medicine to provide a user with the required amount of water for taking the medicine. <P>SOLUTION: The set package of medicine and water comprises a medical package for storing the small amount of medicine for dosing one to three times, a cup container sealed with a lid for storing the required amount of water for taking the medicine, and a cap for covering the medical package on the lid. The cup container can be integrated with the cap by fitting the cap with the upper edge of the cup container or by shrink packaging both of them to integrate them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a set package of medicines and water, and more specifically, relates to a set package of medicines and water having a shape in which a medicine package containing medicines, a cup container containing water and a cap are integrated. Is.

  Conventionally, pharmaceuticals to be administered orally such as tablets, powders, capsules and the like have been taken together with liquids such as water. In particular, powders are not only very difficult to take without liquids such as water, but they can also melt on the spot and cause inflammation in the esophagus due to the drug adhering to the esophagus. Recently, a lifestyle habit of purchasing water for drinking in a container instead of tap water has become common, and when purchasing a medicine, water for taking is separately purchased.

  Traditionally, pharmaceuticals could not be sold at general retail stores such as convenience stores. However, the revision of the revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in 2006 (revision of the pharmaceutical sales system) has lifted the sale of pharmaceuticals. Sales of antipyretic analgesics etc. are expected to begin at general retailers. In particular, at a convenience store, there is a possibility that a small amount of medicine for one to several times corresponding to a case where it is necessary for an emergency response or when going out is sold mainly. A shape of a composite container in which a tray container is stacked on a cup has been proposed (see, for example, cited document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3241474

  However, in the case of purchasing a small amount of medicine such as a single medicine, the volume of water that has been sold in the past is 500 ml or more, and 500 ml of bottled water is used. Purchasing is costly for the consumer and often wastes after taking the amount. It was also inconvenient to purchase medicines and water separately.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and water for taking with a small volume of medicine so that a necessary amount of water can be obtained when taking a small volume of medicine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a set package of medicines and water that can be sold as a set package body and provide convenience to consumers.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is sufficient to take a medicine package containing medicines to be taken 1 to 3 times and the medicine. A package of medicine and water, comprising a cup container containing a quantity of water and sealed with a lid, and a cap covering the medicine packaging placed on the lid It is.

  The invention of claim 2 is the set package of medicine and water according to the invention of claim 1, characterized in that a cap is fitted to the upper edge of the cup container and integrated.

  The invention of claim 3 is the set package of medicine and water according to the invention of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cup container and the cap are shrink-wrapped and integrated.

  As described above, the present invention can obtain a necessary amount of water when taking a small volume of medicine by making a set package in which a small volume of medicine and water for taking are integrated. Such a small packaged medicine and water for taking can be sold as a set package, which brings convenience to consumers.

  Moreover, by making it a cup container, it has the effect that it is easy to drink water as it is.

  Further, by making the cup container into a paper cup, there is an effect that it can be easily discarded after use.

  In particular, general retail stores such as convenience stores were unable to sell pharmaceuticals, but the revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in 2006 (revision of the pharmaceutical sales system) resulted in the ban on sales of pharmaceuticals, cold medicines, antipyretic analgesia The sale of drugs, etc. is expected to start at general retail stores, and when sold at convenience stores, the consumer has a small capacity (for emergency response such as at night or when needed on the go) 1 to several times) can be purchased, and only the necessary amount of water necessary for taking the medicine can be purchased at the same time, which has the effect of improving convenience.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The set packaging body 1 of the present invention includes a pharmaceutical packaging body 10 containing an amount of medicine to be taken 1 to 3 times, a cup container 20 containing an amount of water sufficient to take the medicine, and a lid for the cup container. And a cap 30 covering the pharmaceutical package placed on the top, and as shown in FIG. 1, the pharmaceutical package 10, the cup container 20, and the cap 30 are integrated into a product. It is.

  The pharmaceutical package 10 in the set package 1 of the present invention contains a small volume of medicine to be taken 1 to 3 times. For example, a single medicine as shown in FIGS. The shape of the small sachets 10a and 10b, a PTP package 10c as shown in FIG. Furthermore, it can be made into the shape of the box 10d etc. which packaged further the packaged sachet or PTP package as shown in FIG.

  Moreover, in the case of a small bag as shown to FIG. 2-a, it may be a packaging bag shape by a soft packaging material, and a 3-way sealing packaging bag and a 4-way sealing packaging bag may be sufficient.

And the raw material used for a small bag may have what kind of laminated structure, as long as it has a heat sealant layer on the inner surface normally used for soft packaging materials. If an example of the laminated structure is given, it has the following structures in order from the surface, for example.
Biaxially oriented polypropylene resin 20 mμ / printing layer / adhesive layer (for dry lamination) / deposition layer / unstretched polypropylene resin 25 mμ
Printing may be performed by any known method, but in the case of a soft packaging material, the gravure printing method can be used most effectively.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2D, a box 10d using paperboard is used as the material of the pharmaceutical package 10, and the small bags 10a, 10b or the PTP package 10c storing the drug can be stored in the box 10d. it can.

  The cup container 20 in the set package 1 of the present invention is a cup-shaped container that contains a quantity of water required to take a small-volume pharmaceutical product, and has a top curl at the opening as shown in FIG. It is a paper cup having a portion 22 or a plastic cup having a flange portion 23 at an opening as shown in FIG. Usually, the contents are water for taking medicines, but other than water, depending on the medicine, tea, juice, milk, coffee, etc. can be used. The volume should be sufficient to take the integrated medicine. Specifically, in the case of one time, it is in the range of 150 to 200 cc. After the cup container 20 is filled with contents such as water, the opening is sealed with a lid 21.

  The cap 30 in the set packaging body 1 of the present invention covers the pharmaceutical packaging body 10 containing the medicine placed on the lid member 21 having the opening of the cup container 20 filled with water or the like sealed, and the cup container. 20, and the shape of the cap 30 can be a cup shape, a hemispherical shape, or the like. Among these, the cup shape is preferable from the viewpoints of stable shape and simple production. Therefore, like the cup container 20, it can be a paper cup shape as shown in FIG. 4-a or a plastic cup shape as shown in FIG. 4-b. In the case of a plastic cup shape, by using a transparent material, it is possible to obtain a cap 30 that allows the inside pharmaceutical package 10 to be seen from the outside.

  In the set packaging body 1 of the present invention, the method of integrating the pharmaceutical packaging body 10, the cup container 20 and the cap 30 is performed by placing the pharmaceutical product on the sealed lid 21 of the cup container 20 filled with water W as the contents. The packaging body 10 is placed, and the cap 30 is placed on the cup container 20 so as to cover the pharmaceutical packaging body 10. One specific method for integrating the pharmaceutical package 10 and the cup container 20 is, as shown in FIG. 5A, a method in which a cap 30 is put on the cup container 20 and fitted. One method is to shrink-wrap the cup container 20 and the cap 30 as shown in FIG. In the former method of fitting the cup container 20 with the cap 30, the cup container 20 is fitted so as to be locked by the top curl portion 22 if it is a paper cup, and the flange portion 23 if it is a plastic cup. It is also possible to form a shape in which a seal 24 is pasted by connecting the cap 30 and the cap 30. In the latter method of shrink wrapping the cup container 20 and the cap 30 using the shrink film 25, a method of shrink wrapping the upper part of the cup container 20 and the cap 30 is preferable.

  In any form, it is preferable to make it difficult to remove only the pharmaceutical package 10 containing the medicine from the container easily at a store or the like.

  Next, the set package of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples.

<Example 1>
The set packaging body 1A of the present embodiment includes a pharmaceutical packaging body 10A containing a medicine to be taken once, a cup container 20A containing an amount of water W sufficient to take the medicine, and a lid for the cup container. And a cap 30A covering the pharmaceutical package placed on the product, as shown in FIG. 6, the pharmaceutical package 10A, the cup container 20A and the cap 30A are integrated into a product.

  The pharmaceutical packaging body 10A was a four-side sealed packaging bag that accommodated an amount of medicine to be taken once.

  The cup container 20A was a paper cup having a top curl portion 22 at the upper edge, a height of 110 mm, and an opening diameter of 70.5 mm. The cup container 20A was filled with 200 cc of water W, and the lid member 21 was heat-sealed at the top curl portion 22 of the opening. Next, on the sealed lid member 21, a four-side sealed small bag-shaped pharmaceutical package 10 </ b> A containing a pharmaceutical was placed. Furthermore, the cap 30A was covered from above so that the pharmaceutical package 10A was covered and locked by the top curl portion 22 at the upper edge of the cup container 20A. At this time, by covering the cap 30, the pharmaceutical package 10A was shaped so as to be fixed and held on the lid 21 of the cup container 20A, so that the pharmaceutical package 10A did not move in the set package 1A. Furthermore, the cup container 20A and the cap 30A are sealed with a seal 24 to obtain a set package 1A in which the pharmaceutical package 10A, the cup container 20A and the cap 30A are integrated.

<Example 2>
The set packaging body 1B of the present embodiment includes a pharmaceutical packaging body 10B containing an amount of medicine to be taken once, a cup container 20B containing an amount of water sufficient to take the medicine, and a lid for the cup container. It consists of a cap 30B covering the pharmaceutical package placed on top, and as shown in FIG. 7, the pharmaceutical package 10B, the cup container 20B and the cap 30B are integrated into a product.

  The pharmaceutical package 10B was a PTP package containing a quantity of pharmaceutical product to be taken once.

  The cup container 20B was a plastic cup having a flange portion 23 at the upper edge, a height of 110 mm, and an opening diameter of 70.5 mm. The cup container 20B was filled with 200 cc of water, and the lid member 21 was heat-sealed with the flange portion 23 of the opening. Next, the pharmaceutical packaging body 10B of the PTP packaging body which accommodated the pharmaceutical on the lid | cover material 21 sealed was mounted. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical package 10B was covered, and the cap 30A was placed on the cup container 20B from above. Next, the upper part of the cup container 20B and the cap 30B were shrink-wrapped to obtain a set package 1B in which the pharmaceutical package 10B, the cup container 20B, and the cap 30B were integrated.

  Drugs could not be sold at general retail stores such as convenience stores, but the revision of the revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in 2006 (revision of the drug sales system) resulted in the ban on the sale of drugs, cold medicines, antipyretic analgesics Sales are expected to start at general retail stores, especially at convenience stores, and it is necessary to sell small doses (one to several doses) of medicines and to take them When water is sold at the same time, it may be widely used as a package of medicine and water.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the set package body by this invention. It is a top view which shows the example of the pharmaceutical packaging body of the set packaging body of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the cup container of the set package body of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the cap of the set package body of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the method integrated with the pharmaceutical packaging body, cup container, and cap in the set packaging body of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows one Example of the set package body by this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other Example of the set package body by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 set package 1A set package 1B set package 10 pharmaceutical package (for set package 1)
10A Pharmaceutical package (set package 1A)
10B Pharmaceutical package (set package 1B)
20 Cup container 21 Lid material 22 Top curl part 23 Flange part 24 Seal 25 Shrink film 30 Cap W Water

Claims (3)

  A pharmaceutical package containing a quantity of medicine to be taken 1-3 times, a cup container containing a quantity of water sufficient to take the medicine and sealed with a lid, and the medicine package placed on the lid A set package of medicine and water, characterized by integrating a cap covering the body.   The set package of medicine and water according to claim 1, wherein the cap is fitted and integrated with an upper edge of the cup container.   The set package of medicine and water according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cup container and the cap are shrunk and integrated.

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