Mcneil-ppc, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

Roger A Rinker

Johan H Geerke

Nicholas J Casale

Martin Costello

James H Comly

Kishor B Parekh

Dennis C Wieand

Brenda J Pollock

Atul D Ayer

Mary Toth

John D Spano

Kristin Recchiuti

Leonard Wojnarowicz, Jr

Javier Verdura

Daniel Peter Sterling

Peter Michaelian

Craig Pirie

Erik Joseph Moses

Richard A Gross

Dieter F Lay

Brenda Pollock

Brenda Pollack

Dennis Wieand

Kishor Parekh

The present invention relates to an improved gelatinous coated dosage form having two end regions coated with gelatinous materials and an exposed circumferential band. Openings are provided in at least the exposed band to reveal the core material. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing such gelatinous coated dosage forms.

Rapidly disintegrating gelatinous coated tablets

The invention features a method of selling dosage forms without a prescription. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the dosage forms are sold in a container displayed on a retail shelf without outer secondary packaging. The container preferably is made of a material through which the dosage forms are visible. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the container has at least one substantially flat side wall and is laid on a retail display shelf on its substantially flat side wall. The container may be formed to have only one plane of symmetry. At least one of the side walls of the container may be formed to facilitate gripping of the container.

Method of selling dosage forms without a prescription

The invention features a child resistant, moveable closure member and container device and an overcap and container device. The overcap has opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls, with at least one leading locking pin and at least one trailing locking pin in at least one of said sidewalls. The inner closure may have at least one guiding bar, which extends downwardly from its lower surface, that is compatible in shape with an opening slot that may be in at least one of the sidewalls along the upper body of the container. The container further has a fixed cover portion facing the inner closure with a dispensing opening therethrough. At least one of the container sidewalls may have a closing notch, a stopping notch distal to the closing notch, and an opening notch therebetween. When the moveable closure is in the operative closure position, at least one of the leading locking pins is removably engaged in one of the closing notches and at least one of the trailing locking pins is removably engaged in at least one of the open notches, and the at least one guiding bar lies in the opening slot of the container. As the moveable closure is moved to its operative open position, the guiding bar engages and slidably travels along the opening slot. When the moveable closure is in its operative open position, at least one of the leading locking pins is removably engaged in one of the open notches and at least one of the trailing locking pins is removably engaged in one of the stopping notches.

Child-resistant closure for dispensing containers

Container with cap

Container

Medicinal tablet

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Hatfield, PA, United States of America

Roger A Rinker