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Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug

US6045501A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1998
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S128/92
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Novel methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug. Embodiments are provided in which the involved prescribers, pharmacies and patients are registered in one or more computer databases. Embodiments are also provided in which registered patients receive counseling information concerning the risks attendant to foetal exposure to the drug. Male patients and female patients who are not pregnant may, in certain circumstances, receive the drug.

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