Patent ID: 7126879

Claim:
A medication package comprising: a. a blister pack having a first layer and a second layer, said first layer having a plurality of bubble chambers formed therein each adapted to receive a dose of medication, said second layer formed of a conductive frangible material, said second layer disposed adjacent said first layer and covering said plurality of bubble chambers such that said dose is removable from a bubble chamber by forcing said dose through said second layer; b. a circuit board having a first side adjacent said second layer, said first side having conductive dose removal traces, said conductive dose removal traces located adjacent said second layer in alignment with at least one of said plurality of bubble chambers, said conductive dose removal traces being a pair of separate dose removal traces associated with said at least one of said plurality of bubble chambers; and c. a CPU operably associated with said pair of separate dose removal traces, said CPU monitoring said pair of separate dose removal traces, and said CPU recording a dose removal event responsive to detecting a continuity between said pair of separate dose removal traces, said continuity resulting from said dose being removed through said second layer of said blister pack causing said second layer to contact both of said pair of separate dose removal traces such that said continuity results.