Patent ID: 6905705
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method for transdermal administration of hormones to a patient involving a multipack comprising at least two individual bags that are joined together to form a block, wherein each individual bag comprises an inner area, which contains a transdermal therapy system (TTS), each individual bag possesses an edge that encloses the inner area, the individual bags are arranged in a predetermined sequence, and whereas within said block, an edge section of a first bag lies almost over the edge section of a second adjacent bag, thereby superimposing the edge sections of the two adjacent bags, the superimposed edge sections of the two adjacent bags are offset with respect to each other, and the superimposed edge sections of the respectively adjacent bags are connected to one another, wherein the sequence of said bags in said block corresponds to the predetermined sequence of removal, said method comprising of a first treatment phase and a second treatment phase, where in said first treatment phase at least one transdermal therapy system (TTS) containing at least one estrogen is administered to the patient, and where in said second treatment phase at least one transdermal therapy system containing at least one estrogen and one gestagen is administered to the patient, wherein, at the start of the first treatment phase, at least one bag containing a transdermal therapy system with at least one estrogen is removed from the multipack and the transdermal therapy system contained therein is applied to the patient's skin, and at the start of the second treatment phase, at least one bag containing a transdermal therapy system with at least one estrogen and one gestagen is removed for said multipack and the transdermal therapy system containing therein is applied to the patient's skin.