Case for a press-through package

Abstract

A PTP case includes a case body having first and second sheet members that are overlapped to each other so as to place a PTP therebetween. The PTP has at least one blister each containing one or more pills. The first sheet member has at least one elongated hole, through which the at least one blister protrudes to the outside, so that the at least one blister is pressed along the at least one elongated hole, thereby sliding PTP along the first and second sheet members. The second sheet member has at least one take-out portion located facing to the at least one elongated hole at such a position as to be matched in position to the at least one blister of the PTP when the PTP has been slid to a predetermined point.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-094001, which is incorporated herein by reference.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates to a case for a press-through package that is commonly used as a package for enclosing medication, pills or any other solid medicines in a pharmaceutical packaging industry.[0004] 2. Related Art[0005] As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei-10-59415, a conventional case for a press-through package (hereinafter simply referred to a PTP) or blister package, as illustrated in FIG. 7, is made up of a sheet that is folded into two leaves 2a, 3a, thereby providing therebetween a space for a PTP 4a. The case is held in a folded state with the PTP 4a therein. The first leave 2a has accommodation holes 23 for accommodation of flexible blisters or bubbles 6c (hereinafter referred only as blisters 6c) formed on a sheet made of typically a transparent plastic material of the ...

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Problems solved by technology

This may pose a serious problem that a child or careless adult is highly likely to accidentally swallow them if the PTP case is stored or left in a place easy to access for them.

Another problem is accidental rupture of a foil or sheet of a PTP upon unintentional pressure during the transportation, resulting in exposure of the pills to the outside or falling out of the pills from the PTP through the take-out holes 24 located corresponding to the blisters with the pills therein.

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