Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug
US8589188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2032 |
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- 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 fetus 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 fetal exposure to the drug. Male patients and female patients who are not pregnant may, in certain circumstances, receive the drug.
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