Medicinal container

Abstract

A medicinal container includes a substrate having at least one sealed compartment therein. The medicinal container can be attached or placed within a product to form a kit.

1 . A medicinal container comprising: 
 a substrate having at least one opening therein;    a tab attached to the substrate; and    a seal attached to the substrate over the opening and attached to the tab. attaching an attachment mechanism thereto.    
   
   
       2 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  further comprising an opening for attaching an attachment mechanism thereto.  
   
   
       3 . The attachable container of  claim 1  wherein the substrate includes a portion for protecting the tab.  
   
   
       4 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  wherein the tab is adapted to break away from the substrate.  
   
   
       5 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  further comprising a message display area.  
   
   
       6 . The medicinal container of  claim 5  wherein the message display area includes advertising.  
   
   
       7 . The medicinal container of  claim 5  wherein the message display area includes instructions related to a medicinal contained within the compartment.  
   
   
       8 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  attached to a product package.  
   
   
       9 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  further comprising a medicinal contained within the opening, wherein the opening and the seal over the opening form a sealed compartment.  
   
   
       10 . The medicinal container of  claim 9  wherein the seal includes an expiration date for the medicinal.  
   
   
       11 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  having a length and width approximately equal to a credit card.  
   
   
       12 . The medicinal container of  claim 1  further comprising a portion of hook and loop fastener attached to the medicinal container.  
   
   
       13 . A kit comprising: 
 a package including an item; and    a medicinal container associated with the package, the medicinal container including a break away tab.    
   
   
       14 . The kit of  claim 13  wherein the medicinal container is removably attached to the exterior of the package.  
   
   
       15 . The kit of  claim 13  wherein the medicinal container is within the package.  
   
   
       16 . The kit of  claim 13  wherein the item includes a plurality of pills.  
   
   
       17 . A package including a plurality of attachable medicinal containers, the package, each attachable medicinal container including: 
 a substrate including at least one compartment;    a medicinal within the at least one compartment; and    a sealing layer sealing the compartment, wherein one of the substrate and the sealing layer include a feature adapted to receive a fastener.    
   
   
       18 . The attachable medicinal container of  claim 17  wherein the package is a blister pack and each of the plurality of medicinal containers is separatable from the package.  
   
   
       19 . The attachable medicinal container of  claim 17  wherein the feature adapted to receive a fastener is an opening in at least one of the substrate and the sealing layer, the opening remotely located from the compartment in the substrate.  
   
   
       20 . The attachable medicinal container of  claim 15  wherein the feature adapted to receive a fastener is a tail.