Device for pharmacy prescription shelf use to store medications and information related to the medications

Abstract

The present invention is a device or system for providing printed medication-specific informational and promotional materials to patients or customers in conjunction with filling a prescription medication. The device or system of the present invention is designed to make efficient use of a pharmacy prescription shelf. A container tray is formed with forward recesses to hold medication supply containers. The forward recesses are preferably molded to specifically receive medication supply containers. The tray is also formed with a rearward recess to hold an upright sleeve containing informational material comprising information related to the medication in the supply container. The tray and sleeve construction permits the pharmacist to readily identify and access the medication supply container and simultaneously view and access the informational materials.

1 . A device for pharmacy prescription shelf use to store medications and informational materials related to the medications comprising: 
 a sleeve adapted to receive and removably hold a plurality of informational materials related to a medication;    a tray adapted to hold the sleeve in juxtaposed proximity to a medication supply container that contains the medication;    whereby informational materials disposed in the sleeve may be simultaneously retrieved with medication from the medication supply container.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , said container tray having a length defined between its respective front and rear edges, and said pharmacy prescription shelf having a width defined between its respective front and rear edges, wherein the length of the container tray is substantially equal to the width of the pharmacy prescription shelf, whereby the front edge of the container tray is disposed substantially at the front edge of the pharmacy prescription shelf.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , said container tray being formed with a rearward recess specifically sized to receive the sleeve, and at least one forward recess specifically sized to receive a particular medication supply container.  
   
   
       4 . A device for pharmacy prescription shelf use to store medications and informational materials related to the medications comprising: 
 a sleeve adapted to receive and removably hold a plurality of informational materials comprising information related to a medication;    a tray comprising means for holding a medication supply container that contains the medication and further comprising means for holding the sleeve in juxtaposed proximity to a medication supply container;    whereby a user may locate the medication supply container and the documents, and subsequently provide both a supply of the medication and one of the plurality of informational materials to a person requesting the supply of the particular medication.    
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the sleeve and the tray are formed so that the informational materials and medication supply container are simultaneously viewable by the user when the tray is disposed on a pharmacy shelf adjacent the forward edge thereof.  
   
   
       6 . A system for pharmacy prescription shelf use to store medications and informational materials related to the medications comprising: 
 a pharmacy prescription shelf; and    a device comprising: 
 a sleeve adapted to receive and removably hold a plurality of informational materials comprising information related to a medication;  
 a tray comprising means for holding a medication supply container that contains the medication and further comprising means for holding the sleeve in juxtaposed proximity to a medication supply container;  
 whereby a user may locate the medication supply container and the documents, and subsequently provide both a supply of the medication and one of the plurality of informational materials to a person requesting the supply of the particular medication.  
   
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the sleeve and the tray are formed so that the informational materials and medication supply container are simultaneously viewable by the user when the tray is disposed on the pharmacy shelf adjacent the forward edge thereof.