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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Robert C Cubbage, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert B Hamly, Kentwood, MI (US);
Todd C Swartz, Wyoming, MI (US);
L. Perrigo Company, Allegan, MI (US);
Abstract
A transdermal patch disposal member including a flexible, tear-resistant substrate having an area substantially larger than that of a transdermal patch for disposal. The substrate has one side at least partially coated with a self-sticking adhesive such that a transdermal patch can be placed on the substrate, which is folded upon itself to encapsulate the transdermal patch and prevent access to it. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the disposal member is conveniently placed on a tear-away backing for storage until use. The method of disposing of a transdermal patch incorporating the present invention includes the placing of a transdermal patch on an adhesively coated substrate having a surface sufficiently large to provide a peripheral border around the transdermal patch and folding the disposing substrate upon itself for defining a pouch encapsulating the transdermal patch therein.