Patent ID: 7341737

Claim:
A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the tampon comprising: a tampon body having a distal end; and a dosage from affixed to the distal end of the tampon body, wherein the dosage form includes a formulation including a therapeutic agent, wherein the dosage form comprises a first active layer including active layer material and an attachment layer including attachment material, and wherein the therapeutic agent is a botanical selected from the group consisting of Agnus castus , aloe vera, comfrey, calendula, dong quai, black cohosh, chamomile, evening primrose, Hypericum perforatum , licorice root, black currant seed oil, St. John's wort, tea extracts, lemon balm, capsicum, rosemary, Areca catechu , mung bean, borage seed oil, witch hazel, fenugreek, lavender, soy, Vaccinium extracts, cranberries, blueberries, azaleas ( Rhododendron spp.), red onion skin, short and long red bell peppers, Beta vulgatis (beet) root extract, capsanthin, whortleberry, lingenberry, chokeberry, sweet rowan, rowanberry, seabuckhrouberry, crowberry, strawberries, and gooseberries.