A blood bag system is provided with a liquid drug bag having an internal storage space in which a liquid drug is stored, and a third tube that is connected to the liquid drug bag and has a flow path therein connected to the storage space. A retention mechanism for separably retaining the liquid drug bag and the third tube is provided between the outer surface of the liquid drug bag and the outer peripheral surface of the third tube. The third tube can thus be inserted together with the liquid drug bag when the liquid drug bag is accommodated in a liquid drug bag pocket of a centrifugal transport device.

Systems and methods for verifying proper possession of a medication are disclosed. A reader device scans a code printed on the medication to extract an embedded serial number. The reader device captures biometric information of a person in possession of the medication. A first server queries a prescription database, which retrieves biometric characteristic data associated with the embedded serial number. A determination is made if the retrieved biometric characteristic data matches biometric characteristic data. The match information is displayed on the reader device.

According to the preferred embodiment, a rack (10) is provided to stock at least one medication container (16). The rack (10) has a generally rectangular shape, open on all sides, except for a tower (20) that is located at one end of base (12). The tower (20) includes indicia (26) and medication-related information (27) depicting at least two time frames for a user to consume his/her medications. Said at least one medication container (16), also includes indicia (33) and medication-related information (29) depicting at least two time frames for a user to consume his/her medications. The medication container (16) is accommodated on top of base (12) of rack (10), so that the medication-related information (29) of the medication container (16) aligns with the corresponding medication-related information (27) of the tower (20). Accordingly, a user will be able to observe the medication-related information of the tower (27), and also continuously observe the corresponding medication-related information (29) of the at least one medication container (16), or of several medication containers (16) in the case of a larger rack (10). For example, if the user notes, on the medication-related information (27) of the tower (20), the designation “MORNING”, then the user will be able to continuously view the generally aligned and corresponding medication-related information (29) of one or more medication containers (16) to search for the corresponding medication-related information (29), such as “TAKE 1”, thereby noting the at least one medication, and quantity thereof, that need be consumed by the user.

A pharmaceutical container label 1 to be stuck to an outer circumferential surface 12r of a pharmaceutical container 100 having translucency, includes: a lower-layer label 2, having light-blocking property, to be adhered to the outer circumferential surface 12r of the pharmaceutical container 100 so as to form a non-adhesion portion 2B; and an upper-layer label 3 which is peelably stuck to a surface 2a of the lower-layer label 2 so as to adhere to the non-adhesion portion 2B. When the upper-layer label 3 is peeled off, the non-adhesion portion 2B is integrally peeled off, a region covered with the non-adhesion portion 2B is exposed, and the exposed region serves as a window 15 which allows visual checking of the contents.

The present invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses for the management, distribution, dispensing, and administration of consumer products, including over-the-counter and prescription medications through use of a product container labeling system and an optional integrated computer-based or online management system. In certain aspects, the invention relates to a product container comprising a hollow body, a child-resistant cap, and a specialized information label affixed to the hollow body.

A method and system for distributing pharmaceuticals and packages of pharmaceutical products are described. A wholesaler receives an aggregate order for products that includes an indication of individual patient-orders contained within the aggregate order. The wholesaler retrieves the products from stock and packages them in bundles coinciding with the patient-orders to form pharmacist-ready packages. Indicia are applied to each pharmacist-ready package identifying its associated patient-order. A vendor or pharmacy receives the pharmacist-ready packages, verifies the contents thereof using the indicia, labels each of the products therein as required, reseals the products in the package, and applies a package label associated with a patient for which the patient-order was placed. The package label is disposed to overlie the indicia. The now patient-ready package is provided to the patient. As such, need for stocking, retrieval from stock, and grouping of products by the pharmacy is reduced.

Devices, assemblies, and methods for arranging and dispensing medication are shown and described. In one embodiment, a medication dispensing assembly includes a first single dose tray having a plurality of dosage complexes and a first label face, and at least a second single dose tray having a plurality of dosage complexes and a second label face. Each dosage complex has a unitary blister pocket adjacent to an L-shaped opening. In other embodiments, a single dose medication tray includes a label platform and a plurality of dosage complex groupings. The result is devices and methods to orient and dispense individually packaged medications.

A child-resistant medication container assembly that includes a blister card including a plurality of compartments each configured to support a dosage of medication, and a puck including a body portion, a recess that defines a partition wall in the body portion, and a plurality of openings defined in the partition wall. Each opening corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card. The assembly further includes a carton including a first wall opposite a second wall. An access opening is defined in the first wall and a plurality of perforations are defined in the second wall. The access opening is sized to provide access to the plurality of compartments, and each perforation corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card.

A system for a storage container for light sensitive medications including a container assembly and a cover assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a container in which the medications are held and stored within. The container includes dividers secured within the container with divider holders and divider guides located on the sidewalls and floor, respectively, of the container. The dividers help organize the medications stored within each storage container. The cover assembly includes a cover that is hidgedly mounted to the container. Importantly, the cover is tinted an amber color to provide protection from light damage to the medications while still permitting visibility of the medications within the container with the cover closed. The cover includes a lifting handle at a front portion for achieving the open and closed configuration of the storage container. Additionally, the storage containers can be stacked atop of one another.

A container forming apparatus includes a plurality of forming members that have outer forming surfaces, which are shaped to form pockets in a sheet of material. A plurality of actuators are in mechanical connection with the forming members. The actuators are able to extend and retract the forming members. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of actuators. The controller is able to simultaneously extend any one or any combination of the forming members to create a plurality of pockets in a determined pattern in the sheet of material to produce a customized blister pack.