Medication dispensing system and method of using same

Abstract

A medication dispensing system and method of using same is presented. The medication dispensing system includes a base, a cap and pills. The base has plurality of concave niches for housing the pills. The cap is rotatably attached to the base in which the cap has a dispensing orifice for dispensing the pills. The medication dispensing system may also have a packaging unit containing a pill box composed of the base, cap and pills. The method of using the medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating.

1 . A medication dispensing system comprising:
 a base comprising a plurality of concave niches;   a cap rotatably attached to the base, the cap comprising a dispensing orifice traversing through the cap; and   a plurality of pills housed within concave niches.   
     
     
         2 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 1  further comprises a selection disk coupled between the base and the cap. 
     
     
         3 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 1  further comprises a packaging unit containing the base, cap and pills. 
     
     
         4 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 1  wherein the base comprises a central socket and the cap comprises a central pivot pin coupled to the central socket of the base. 
     
     
         5 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 1  wherein the cap comprises a central socket and the base comprises a central pivot pin coupled to the central socket of the cap. 
     
     
         6 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 3  wherein the packaging unit comprising a backing and front envelope. 
     
     
         7 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 1  wherein the cap is a semi-transparent cap. 
     
     
         8 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 1  wherein the pills comprise an active agent, a polyethylene glycol (PEG), a medium chained triglyceride (MCT), hydrogenated coco glycerides, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Gelatin and a flavoring agent. 
     
     
         9 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  wherein the active agent is selected from the group consisting of acetaminophen, benzocaine, camphor, codeine, diperodon, dextromethorphan, dibucaine, diclonine, dyclonine, eucalyptus oil, hexylresorcinol ibuprofen, lidocaine, menthol, mepiracaine, phenacaine, pramoxine, prilocaine, tetracaine, and salts thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of allspice oil, amyl acetate, anethole, anis oil, artificial cherry flavoring, benzaldehyde, berry extract, cardamom oil, carvone, cassia oil, cineole, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon oil, clove oil, coriander oil, ethyl vanillin, ethyl praline, eucalyptus oil, eugenol, fennel oil, grape extract, grapefruit extract, kiwi extract, lavender oil, lemon extract, lime extract, limonene, linalool, mandarin orange extract, menthol, menthone, methyl salicylate, natural cherry flavoring, nutmeg oil, orange extract, peach extract, peppermint oil, perilla oil, spearmint oil, strawberry extract, tangelo extract, tangerine extract, and wintergreen oil. 
     
     
         11 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  wherein the MCT is selected from the group consisting of babassu oil, coconut oil, cohune oil, palm kernel oil, tucum oil, and fractions thereof, and the long chain triglyceride oils are corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil and fish oil. 
     
     
         12 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  wherein the PEG is selected from the group consisting of PEG 90, PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG 400, PEG 600, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  further comprising a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame, alitame, aspartame, rebaudiose A, saccharin and sucralose. 
     
     
         14 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  further comprising a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMEC), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate (HPMCP), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose succinate (HPMCS), methylacrylic acid copolymer, beeswax candellia wax, microcrystalline wax, Jojoba esters, and admixtures thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  further comprising a coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of annatto extract, beta-carotene, beet powder, canthaxanthin, caramel color, carrot oil, Cochineal extract (carmine); cottonseed flour, FD&C Blue No. 1 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Blue No. 2 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Green No. 3 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Red No. 3 (Dye), FD&C Red No. 40 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 5 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 6 (Dye and Lake), ferrous gluconate, fruit juice extract, grape color extract, grape skin extract (enocianina), iron oxide yellow, paprika, paprika oleoresin, riboflavin, saffron, titanium dioxide, turmeric, turmeric oleoresin, and vegetable juice extract. 
     
     
         16 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  further comprising an extender selected from the group consisting of agar agar, agar gum, arabic gum, gelatin, ghatti gum, guar gum, karaya gum, Khaya grandifolia gum, locust bean gum (carob), tara gum, tragacanth gum, and xanthan gum. 
     
     
         17 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  further comprising a preservative selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, cresol, deteroxime mesylate, ethyl paraben, methyl-4-hydroxy benzoate, methyl paraben, potassium benzoate, potassium sorbate, propyl paraben, resorcinol, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, and tocopherol. 
     
     
         18 . The medication dispensing system of  claim 8  further comprising a filler selected from the group consisting of glycerin, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, polyethylene glycol, non-cariogenic dextrans and mixtures thereof, wherein said lozenge is substantially free of magnesium stearate. 
     
     
         19 . A method of using a medication dispensing system comprising the steps of:
 obtaining the medication dispensing system comprising:
 a base comprising a plurality of concave niches; 
 a cap rotatably attached to the base, the cap comprising a dispensing orifice traversing through the cap; 
 a plurality of pills housed within concave niches; 
 a selection disk coupled between the base and the cap wherein the base, selection disk, and cap comprising a pill box; and 
 a packaging unit containing the pill box, the packaging unit comprising a backing and front envelope; 
   opening up the packaging unit separating the front envelope away from the backing to open;   retrieving the pill box from the opened up packaging unit;   turning the selection disk to select a pill housed within a concave niche of the base;   rotating the cap to orient the dispensing orifice over the selected pill;   removing the selected pill out of the pill box; and   inserting the removed pill into a mouth of a user.