Book-Style Medication Dispensing System for Complex Dosing Regimens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients with complex drug treatment regimens face challenges in adhering to dosing schedules, particularly for specialty drugs, which can lead to non-optimal outcomes, hospitalization, or exacerbation of health conditions due to the complexity of dosing regimens.
Innovation Solution
A pharmaceutical packaging assembly that organizes drugs into individual dosing bags and assemblies, each with a specific dosage time, arranged in a book-like format with clear labeling and separable sections to facilitate easy access and adherence to the prescribed regimen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If drugs are packaged in multiple bottles with different dosing regimens, then the drug therapy can be customized for complex treatment protocols, but the patient must track and take multiple drugs which reduces compliance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the drug therapy into individual daily packets, each containing all medications for that day organized by dosing time. This segmentation transforms the complex multi-bottle regimen into simple, discrete daily units that are easy to follow, directly resolving the contradiction between customization and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling and pre-organizing all medications for each day of the treatment regimen before delivery to the patient. Each packet is prepared in advance with the correct medications and dosages, eliminating the need for the patient to perform complex tracking or organization tasks.
2Reliability
If a complex drug regimen is prescribed for specialty drugs, then the treatment can address chronic or difficult health conditions, but adherence to the dosing regimen becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the complex specialty drug regimen into segmented daily packets, each clearly labeled and organized. This segmentation maintains the reliability of the complex treatment protocol while dramatically improving ease of operation by presenting the patient with simple, pre-organized daily units rather than multiple bottles requiring tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing differentiated organization within each packet - medications are arranged in specific locations corresponding to dosing times (morning, afternoon, evening). This localized organization ensures the complex regimen is followed accurately while making each dosing event simple and intuitive.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple bottles with different dosing regimens are used, then the drug therapy can be tailored to specific conditions, but tracking and taking drugs as prescribed becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates time loss by performing all organization and tracking tasks in advance. Each daily packet is prepared beforehand with medications sorted by dosing time, so the patient receives ready-to-use units requiring minimal attention. This preliminary action preserves the tailored nature of the therapy while removing the time burden of management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the multi-bottle regimen into discrete daily packets, transforming a time-consuming tracking task into a simple process of taking one pre-organized packet per day. This segmentation maintains therapeutic customization while reducing management time from minutes or hours to seconds.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for a drug supply with an associated dosing regimen are described. Sachets may to store at least one pharmaceutical drug. A dosing bag holds at least one sachet and stores a specific pharmaceutical dose. Dosing bag assemblies are formed from one or more than one dosing bag and can be connected together to form a package. A book may be formed to include a plurality of drug containing bags or bag assemblies, which may form pages in the booklet. The dosing bags may be removed from the pages to allow the patient to take the specific pharmaceutical dose with them. alternatively, the dosing bag may be opened in the booklet and the specific pharmaceutical dose may be taken.