Claims
- 1. A medication management device comprising:
a medication regimen label, said medication regimen label having a dosage recording region arranged in rows; wherein said medication regimen label displays in an in-line arrangement the days of the week; and wherein said dosage recording region of said medication regimen label is in parallel relationship to said in-line arrangement of days of the week.
- 2. The medication management device of claim 1 wherein said dosage recording region is a plurality of raised tabs, wherein a user depresses one of said raised tabs to indicate that a dosage of medicine has been taken, and wherein each of said raised tabs permanently caves in when said tab is depressed.
- 3. The medication management device of claim 2, wherein each of said raised tabs changes color when said tab is depressed.
- 4. The medication management device of claim 2, wherein said raised tabs are arranged to correspond to the days of the week.
- 5. The medication management device of claim 2, wherein each of said raised tabs comprise a raised surface having a blister in the center of said raised surface and a collapsible area where said blister meets said raised surface.
- 6. The medication management device of claim 2, wherein each of said raised tabs comprise a blister with at least two concentric depression rings forming a collapsible area.
- 7. The medication management device of claim 2 further comprising medication located between each of said raised tabs and a backing layer.
- 8. The medication management device of claim 5, wherein when said raised tabs are in a depressed configuration, said raised surface and said blister change color.
- 9. The medication management device of claim 5, wherein said raised tabs and said medication regimen label are transparent.
- 10. The medication management device of claim 9, wherein when said raised tabs are in a depressed configuration said raised surface and said blister of said raised tabs are opaque.
- 11. The medication management device of claim 5, wherein depression of said raised tabs forms a flat surface tactilely different from said raised tabs.
- 12. The medication management device of claim 1, wherein said dosage recording region is a marking region.
- 13. The medication management device of claim 1, wherein said dosage recording region is a plurality of perforated plugs, wherein a user punches out one of said plugs to indicate that a dosage of medicine has been taken, and wherein removal of each of said plugs leaves a hole in said label.
- 14. The medication management device of claim 1, further comprising a backing sheet.
- 15. The medication management device of claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for releasably securing said medication regimen label to a medication container.
- 16. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein said medication container is a bottle.
- 17. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein said medication container is a box.
- 18. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein said medication container is an I.V. reservoir.
- 19. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein said mechanism for releaseably securing said medication regimen label is a releasable adhesive.
- 20. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein said mechanism for releaseably securing said medication regimen label is a hook and loop system.
- 21. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein said medication regimen label overlays a prescription label of said medication container when said medication regimen label is secured to said medication container.
- 22. The medication management device of claim 15, wherein only one edge of said medication regimen label is attached to a portion of said medication container when said medication regimen label is secured to said medication container.
- 23. The medication management device of claim 22, wherein said medication regimen label is made of a material having a high visual-impact color.
- 24. The medication management device of claim 1, wherein said medication regimen label further comprises a display of prescription medication data.
- 25. The medication management device of claim 2, wherein the number of raised tabs and the number of rows of raised tabs on a particular medication regimen label is determined by a dosage requirement of a particular patient.
- 26. The medication management device of claim 2, further comprising a mechanism for configuring said medication regimen label to correspond to a dosage requirement of a particular patient.
- 27. The medication management device of claim 26, wherein said mechanism is a series of perforated lines separating each of said raised tabs on said medication regimen label.
- 28. A method of monitoring a regimen for taking a medication comprising, the steps of:
filling a medicine container with a predetermined quantity of a medication; applying a preprinted medication label to a medication container, said medication label being substantially permanently adhered to said container; applying a medication regimen label to said container, said medication regimen label having a plurality of raised tabs arranged in rows and a display indicating the days of the week, wherein said raised tabs are arranged to correspond in line to the days of the week; and depressing one of said raised tabs of said medication regimen label when a dose is taken, wherein said depressed raised tab corresponds to the day and dose taken.
- 29. The method of claim 28, wherein said medication label and said medication regimen label are simultaneously applied to said medicine container, in the form of a combined label.
- 30. The method of claim 28, wherein said medication regimen label is applied to said medicine container in at least a partially overlying relationship to said preprinted medication label and is releasably secured to said preprinted medication label.
- 31. A medication management system for monitoring a medication regimen comprising in combination:
a medication container and a medication regimen label; wherein said medication regimen label displays in an in-line arrangement the days of the week; and wherein said medication regimen label includes a dosage recording region in parallel relationship to said in-line arrangement of days of the week.
- 32. The medication management system of claim 31, wherein said dosage recording region is a plurality of raised tabs.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 0/292,158 filed May 8, 2001 nd to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/583,125 filed May 30, 2000, which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application serial No. 60/136,796 filed May 29, 1999. This application incorporates by reference, as though recited in full, the disclosure of provisional application 60/292,158, co-pending patent application 09/583,125, and provisional application 60/136,796.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60136796 |
May 1999 |
US |
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60292158 |
May 2001 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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09583125 |
May 2000 |
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10136072 |
Apr 2002 |
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