Phillips-Medisize secures exclusive patent ownership of mini-tablet dispenser

Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, has struck an agreement with a Global Pharmaceutical Company, where Phillips-Medisize acquired exclusive ownership of patents supporting a mini-tablet dispenser to accommodate the varied and customised oral dispensing needs of patients. 

Matt Jennings, CEO and president of Phillips-Medisize, said: “Through its unique working principle, the mini-tablet dispenser will be valuable in paediatrics, geriatrics and oncology where patients often require highly flexible oral dosing based on age, weight and other variables. Furthermore, in smaller patient populations the option to flexibly count to combine incremental mini-tablet doses offers an advantage over preparing multiple fixed oral tablet dose strengths.”

With the assistance of this dispenser mounted on top of a standard tablet bottle, a patient or caregiver will be able to count and dispense mini-tablets in predetermined amounts from one to twenty tablets, and it supports tablets of approximately 2x2 mm to 2.3x2.3 mm dimensions. The mini-tablet dispenser enables the user to visually confirm the measured tablet count number before dispensing and is designed to minimise damage or crushing of the mini-tablets during dispensing.

Phillips-Medisize has begun industrialisation preparations aiming to make the dispenser available to pharmaceutical companies globally in early 2020.