Inventors:
Mark Alfonso - Easton CT, US
Lane Gehrlein - Pine Island NY, US
Stephen Howard - Danbury CT, US
Lino Tavares - Kinnelon NJ, US
Ronald Greenbaum - Rye Brook NY, US
Seth Levy - Danbury CT, US
Benjamin Oshlack - New York NY, US
Assignee:
PURDUE PHARMA L.P. - Stamford CT
International Classification:
B32B 7/12, A62D 3/30
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a disposable article to prevent the misuse of a transdermal dosage form (FIG. ()). The article is comprised of an outer layer () having an inner layer-facing side and an opposite side; an inner layer () having an outer layer-facing side and an opposite side, the inner layer () joined to the outer layer () to form one or more closed material reservoir () between the outer layer-facing side of the inner layer () and the inner layer-facing side of the outer layer (); and adhesive () covering a first portion of the opposite side of the inner layer (), wherein the adhesive () is a heat activated adhesive that changes color and/or is activated when the article is subjected to elevated temperatures, thereby sealing the transdermal dosage form within the article.