Pack

Abstract

A pack contains medicinal tablets containing a phenothiazine derivative, prochlorperazine maleate, as active ingredient. The tablets are protected from damage by water. The pack is suitably a water-occlusive blister pack.

1 . A pack containing medicinal tablets, wherein the medicinal tablets contain a phenothiazine derivative, and wherein the medicinal tablets in the pack are protected from damage by water.  
   
   
       2 . The pack of  claim 1 , wherein the medicinal tablets each contain from about 3 mg to about 10 mg of a prochlorperazine derivative.  
   
   
       3 . The pack of  claim 1 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a monosaccharide or a disaccharide or a mixture thereof.  
   
   
       4 . The pack of  claim 3 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise sucrose.  
   
   
       5 . The pack of  claim 2 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a monosaccharide or a disaccharide or a mixture thereof.  
   
   
       6 . The pack of  claim 5 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise sucrose.  
   
   
       7 . The pack of  claim 1 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       8 . The pack of  claim 2 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       9 . The pack of  claim 3 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       10 . The pack of  claim 4 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       11 . The pack of  claim 5 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       12 . The pack of  claim 6 , wherein the medicinal tablets comprise a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       13 . The pack of  claim 2 , wherein each medicinal tablet thereof contains from about 3 mg to about 6 mg of prochlorperazine maleate.  
   
   
       14 . The pack of any preceding claim, wherein the pack has a use-by date at least six months after packing the medicinal tablets into the pack.  
   
   
       15 . The pack of any preceding claim, wherein the pack is made of water-occlusive material.  
   
   
       16 . The pack of any preceding claim, wherein the pack is a blister pack.  
   
   
       17 . The pack of  claim 16 , wherein the blister pack comprises a metallic layer.  
   
   
       18 . A method of providing and/or administering tablets in or from the pack of any preceding claim.  
   
   
       19 . A blister pack of the type for containing medicinal tablets, wherein the blister pack comprises a metallic layer and is made of a water-occlusive material for protecting the medicinal tablets from damage by water, said blister pack further characterized in that the medicinal tablets contained therein comprise: (a) from about 3 mg to about 10 mg of a prochlorperazine derivative, (b) a monosaccharide, disaccharide or mixture thereof, and (c) a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum.  
   
   
       20 . The blister pack of  claim 19 , wherein the blister pack has a use-by date of at least six months after packing the medicinal tablets into the blister pack.