WO2006066736A1

WO2006066736A1 - Drug or chemical composition packaged in a packaging

Info

Publication number: WO2006066736A1
Application number: PCT/EP2005/013146
Authority: WO
Inventors: Johann Gass
Original assignee: Johann Gass
Priority date: 2004-12-09
Filing date: 2005-12-08
Publication date: 2006-06-29
Also published as: DE102004059539A1; DE102004059539B4

Abstract

The invention relates to a drug or a chemical composition which is packaged in an interior packaging (1) and an exterior packaging. According to the invention, the interior packaging (1) is contained in an exterior packaging (2) which is at least partially transparent. The information (4, 4') on the product name of the drug or the chemical composition relevant for the drug or the chemical composition is contained in the interior of the exterior packaging (2) and is visible through the at least partially transparent exterior packaging (2). The necessary information (4, 4') on the product name is not applied to the exterior of the exterior packaging (2).

Description

MEDICAMENT OR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION IN A PACKAGING

The present invention relates to a medicament or chemical composition in an inner packaging and an outer packaging.

A medicament in the context of the present invention is a dosage form of active substances for the prevention and treatment of diseases or pain. The present invention is particularly concerned with directly applicable dosage forms of pharmaceutical agents. In particular, the medicament may be in the form of liquid, tablets, capsules, ointments, lotions, infusions or the like.

Examples of chemical compositions are in particular directly applicable dosage forms of cosmetic products, personal care products, hair care products, hair coloring products, biological materials, etc ..

Usually, the medicaments and chemical compositions in inner and outer packaging are delivered to the end user. The outer packaging consists of regularly made of cardboard. Certain information about the drug or chemical composition is given on the inner and outer packaging. This has the consequence that in the packaging, a label on the inner packaging must be provided on the at least for medication regularly provided leaflet and the outer packaging. As a result, on the one hand, considerable costs are incurred, especially with small quantities, since incurred fixed costs can only be allocated to a relatively small number of units. On the other hand, a correspondingly large logistical effort is to be made, since appropriately labeled inner and outer packaging must be kept ready in addition to any package leaflet. The present invention wants to remedy this.

As far as the issue of labeling is concerned, it should be borne in mind that a certain amount of information must be provided when the drug or chemical composition is being dispensed. This mandatory information is also referred to in the present application as "necessary information." The term "necessary information" includes those details whose visible reproduction, which hitherto took place regularly on the outer packaging, by law, a regulation or another source of the law.

The necessary information may include product name, manufacturer information, distributor information, drug / chemical composition information, use information, package size, durability information, information on the product Ingredients, Ingredient Concentration Details, Safety Information, Preservation Details And Include details of the batch number. In this case, not all of the above information should be attached in each case.

The necessary information can be reproduced in written form or by means of appropriate pictograms.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to make it possible to provide necessary information in a simple manner.

This object is achieved by a drug or chemical composition in an inner packaging, wherein the inner packaging is contained in an outer, at least partially transparent packaging, wherein at least for the drug or the chemical composition necessary information about the product name of the drug or the chemical composition contained in the interior of the outer packaging and are recognizable by the at least partially transparent packaging and wherein the necessary information about the product name are not mounted on the outside of the outer packaging.

Transparent in the sense of the present invention is a material that makes it possible to recognize or read information contained in the outer packaging through the transparent material of the outer packaging. The transparent material may be clear, preferably crystal clear or translucent, for the information carrier applied to the transparent material.

The packaging according to the invention makes it possible to use the same outer packaging for a large number of different medicaments or chemical compositions. Due to the invention it is not necessary to produce and keep ready a correspondingly printed outer packaging for each product. Due to the At least partially transparent design of the outer packaging, the product name as well as possibly further necessary information can be readily read from the outside, so that their indication can be omitted on the outside of the outer packaging. A hitherto necessary production and storage of printed with the necessary information outer packaging is no longer necessary. The processes in operation can also be standardized and simplified. Previously existing sources of error through the use of a wrong outer packaging are also switched off.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that in addition to the product name further necessary information, in particular information about the manufacturer and / or information about the distributor and / or information about the composition of the drug or the chemical composition and / or information about the use and / or information on the pack size and / or information on the shelf life and / or information on ingredients and / or information on the concentration of the ingredients and / or information on precautionary statements and / or information on storage and / or information on the lot number in Inside the outer packaging are included and are recognizable by the at least partially transparent packaging.

The manufacture and storage of the packaging is further simplified by the fact that the outer packaging contains information on the manufacturer and / or information about the distributor and / or information on the composition of the drug or chemical composition and / or information on use and / or or information on the pack size and / or information on the shelf life and / or information on ingredients and / or on the concentration of the ingredients and / or safety information. se and / or information on the storage and / or information on the batch number does not have.

If all the necessary information is arranged inside the outer packaging and readable by the at least partially transparent outer packaging and no necessary

Information is attached to the outside of the outer packaging, for the outer packaging can be a completely unlabeled

Packaging to be used. The storage with the outer packs is thereby further simplified.

According to the invention, it has been proven that the necessary information on the inner packaging and / or a deposit contained in the outer packaging are mounted such that the necessary information through the at least partially transparent outer packaging are readable.

Advantageously, the outer package is at least 50%, preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 90%, most preferably 100%, each transparent with respect to the entire outer surface.

The readability of the information is improved by the fact that the outer packaging is crystal clear.

By the outer packaging is made of a folded material, their preparation can be done easily. In particular, then the same machines can be used, which are usually used for folded cardboard packaging. The purchase of new expensive machines is then not required. The fact that the outer packaging is designed so that a once-opened the outer packaging remains recognizable, the user is better security created because it is easy to see whether the packaging has been opened without authorization.

For the production has proven useful when the outer packaging is made of a material that is hot sealable and / or weldable. Additional adhesives or the like in the preparation are then not required.

Recycling is facilitated by the fact that the outer packaging consists of a uniform material that can be reinserted into conventional material cycles and, in particular, is marked accordingly.

The shelf-life of photosensitive medicaments or chemical compositions is prolonged by the outer packaging being of a material which does not permeate natural UV light radiation at least 50%, preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 90%, and preferably against the retained UV Is so insensitive that the material does not show any visible changes within the prescribed maximum lifetime of the drug or chemical composition.

According to one embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the outer packaging has a tube with a round, in particular circular cross-section, which is closed with films, in particular at its ends. As a result, in particular the production is simplified because the tube can be made of a flat strip or strip-shaped material. A folding of the packaging material, how it is done in a square packaging, this can be omitted. The production of the outer packaging can also be done easily at the place of packaging.

Other objects, features, advantages and applications of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings. All described and / or illustrated features alone or in any combination form the subject matter of the invention, regardless of their summary in individual claims or their dependency.

Show it:

Fig. 1: a perspective view of the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a pattern for an outer packaging according to the present invention; FIG.

3 shows a pattern for an outer packaging according to a further embodiment;

4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows an inner and an outer packaging 1, 2 for a medicament or a chemical composition.

In the illustrated embodiment, the inner package 1 is formed as a bottle containing the drug or chemical composition. The bottle shown is designed as a dropper bottle and by a screw-top arranged Closed 3 closed. This type of inner packaging is particularly suitable for liquid dosage forms of drugs or chemical compositions. However, bottles can also be used for other dosage forms of the medicaments or chemical composition, for example for tablets, capsules, powders or globules. As material for the bottle, glass has proven itself, but also the use of plastics is possible.

In addition to other embodiments, other types of packaging, such as e.g. Blister packs, tubes, ampoules, tubes and the like can be used.

The inner package 1 is completely housed inside the outer package 2 in the illustrated embodiment. In the illustrated embodiment, the outer package 2 is made entirely of a transparent material. However, it is also possible that only one or more sections of the outer packaging 2 consist of transparent material.

Necessary information 4, 4 'such as the product name, information on the manufacturer, information on the distributor, information on the composition of the drug or chemical composition, information on use, information on the pack size, information on the shelf life, information Ingredients, information on the concentration of ingredients, information on safety instructions, information on storage and / or information on the batch number are not contained on the outer packaging 2 but inside the outer packaging 2. The illustrated outer packaging 2 is thus free of necessary information. Therefore, the same outer package 2 can be used for different drugs or chemical compositions. Due to the transparent properties of the material of the outer packaging, the necessary information contained in the outer packaging can be read from the outside. The illustrated use of crystal clear material for the outer package 2 has the advantage of providing a particularly easy readability of the necessary information. In particular, plastic, cellophane, PVC without filler, polystyrene, PMMA or polycarbonate can be used as material for the outer packaging.

The material of the outer package 2 used for the illustrated embodiment is foldable. The outer package 2 has folds 6, which give the outer package 2 a stable, angular shape. Here are formed by the folds 6 on the outer packaging side walls 7, a bottom wall 8 and a lid 9, which are each separated by a fold 6 from each other. In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the bottom wall 8 and the lid 9 have a square shape, while the side walls 7 have a rectangular shape. However, other shapes and formats are possible.

The outer package 2 is produced so that first of all a blank is made from the flat material, the material is provided with folds 6 or groove or bend lines and the packaging body is then set up. For reasons of space, it is best to set up the packaging just before the outer packaging is filled. The pre-attached folds 6 are areas of increased mobility in at least one direction, which facilitate the erection of the outer packaging.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show two punched contours of an outer packaging 2 or 2 'and the position of the folds 6. In both FIGS. 2 and 3, embodiments of an outer packaging 2, 2' with four sides are shown. tenwänden 7, which can be permanently connected to one another via a connecting plate 10 by gluing, heat sealing or the like., Is shown.

The embodiment of the outer packaging 2 shown in FIG. 2 has at each end a folding closure with a push-in tab 11, which is connected to the lid surface via a fold 6. The folding lock can be opened and closed again. Alternatively or additionally, the lid 9 can be closed by a piece of adhesive strip.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, only at one end of the outer packaging 2 'is there provided a folding closure which corresponds to that described in connection with FIG. At the opposite end of the outer package 2 ', a so-called automatic folding bottom is formed, which closes the packaging. The bottom wall 8 according to this embodiment is formed by two sections 12, 12 ', which can be put together by means of interlocking tongues 13, 13'.

The necessary information 4, 4 'are given according to the present invention on the inner package 1 and / or an insert 5. In the illustrated embodiment, the necessary information 4, 4 'is partially mounted on the inner package 1 and partially on the insert 5. In addition to the necessary information 4 ', the insert 5 also contains further information, which is usually indicated on package inserts. However, this further information need not be readable by the outer package 2. Here it is sufficient if this information can be read after removal of the depositor 5. The insert 5 is therefore a printed piece of paper or cardboard which has been folded and placed in the outer package 2 so that at least the necessary information is available. On 4 'on the insert 5 and the necessary information 4 can be seen on the inner package 1 through the package 2. The insert may also be present as a package insert in bound or stapled form, eg as a so-called "booklet".

4 shows another embodiment of the outer packaging 2 ", which has substantial similarities with the embodiments of the outer packaging shown in the preceding figures, and therefore reference is made to the relevant description, which also applies to FIG Deviations are present.

Unlike in the preceding figures, the package 2 "is not rectangular but circular, in particular circular as shown, thus having a tube 14 which in the illustrated embodiment has an elongated cylindrical shape, but other cross-sectional shapes are possible the tube 14 while the transparent materials described in Figures 1 to 3 are used.

The tube 14 can be produced particularly simply by bringing a flat strip or strip-shaped transparent material into the illustrated round shape and then connecting it in the region of an overlapping region forming a connecting flap 10. In this connection joining techniques such as gluing and welding can be used.

In the tube 14, the drug may be taken up in the inner packaging along with the necessary information. The tube 14 is closed after insertion of the drug at its two ends. This is done, for example, in that foils 15, 15 'are connected to the ends of the tube 14, eg by welding or gluing. The films 15, 15 'may be made of plastic, in particular Made of transparent plastic or metal, such as aluminum. Of course, one of the foils 15, 15 'can also be applied before the medicament is inserted. The provided at the upper end of the tube 14 film 15 in this case has a handle portion 16 which facilitates the removal of the film 15 to open the outer package 2 ".

Other than shown, the tube 14 may also be closed by removable lids or hoods instead of sheets 15, 15 '.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 inner packaging

2, 2 'outer packaging

3 screw cap

4, 4 'necessary information

5 depositors

6 folds

7 side walls

8 bottom wall

9 lids

IO connection lug

11 insertion tab

12, 12 'subsections

13, 13 'tongues

14 tubes

15, 15 'slides

16 handle section

Claims

claims

A medicament or chemical composition in an inner packaging (1), wherein the inner packaging (1) is contained in an outer, at least partially transparent packaging (2), information (4, 4) necessary at least for the medicament or the chemical composition ') are contained within the outer package (2) via the product name of the drug or chemical composition and are identifiable by the at least partially transparent outer package (2) and the necessary information (4, 4') about the product name does not appear the outside of the outer package (2) are mounted.

2. Medicament or chemical composition according to claim 1, characterized in that in addition to the product name further necessary information (4, 4 '), in particular information about the manufacturer and / or information about the distributor and / or information about the composition of the drug or the chemical composition and / or information on the use and / or information on the pack size and / or information on the shelf life and / or information on ingredients and / or information on the concentration of the ingredients and / or safety information and / or Information about the storage and / or information about the batch number inside the outer packaging (2) are included and by the at least partially transparent outer packaging (2) are recognizable.

3. Medicament or chemical composition according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) no information about the manufacturer and / or information about the distributor and / or information on the composition of the drug or chemical composition and / or information on the use and / or information on the pack size and / or information on the shelf life and / or information on ingredients and / or information on the concentration of the ingredients and / or information on precautionary statements and / or information on storage and / or information on the batch number.

4. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that all the necessary information (4, 4 ') inside the outer package (2) and by the at least partially transparent outer packaging (2) are readable and that no necessary information (4, 4 ') on the outside of the outer packaging (2) are mounted.

5. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the necessary information (4, 4 ') on the inner package (1) and / or in the outer package (2) contained depositors (5) are mounted so that the necessary information (4, 4 ') through the at least partially transparent outer packaging (2) are readable.

6. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) at least 50%, preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 90%, most preferably 100%, each transparent with respect to the entire outer surface.

7. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) is crystal clear.

8. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) consists of a folded material.

9. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the outer package (2) is designed such that a once made opening of the outer package (2) remains recognizable.

Drug or chemical composition according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) is made of a material which is heat-sealable and / or weldable.

11. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) consists of a uniform material which can be reinserted into conventional material cycles and in particular is characterized accordingly.

12. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the outer packaging (2) consists of a material which natural UV light radiation at least 50%, preferably at least 75%, more preferably at least 90 % not read through.

A medicament or chemical composition according to claim 12, characterized in that the outer packaging is made of a material which is so insensitive to the retained UV light content that there is no visible change in the material within the prescribed maximum lifetime of the medicament or chemical composition occur.

14. Medicament or chemical composition according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the outer packaging (2 ") has a tube (14) with a round, in particular circular cross-section.

15. Medicament or chemical composition according to claim 14, characterized in that the tube (14) at its ends with films (15, 15 ') is closed.