Patent ID: 8132671

Claim:
A slide card for use with a sleeve in a unit dose packaging system, the slide card comprising: a base panel having an upper surface extending between a pair of opposing end edges of the base panel, the base panel having at least one blister integrally formed therewith for receiving a unit dose of a medicament; and a locking panel integrally formed with and hingedly extending from one of the opposing end edges of said base panel so as to engage at least one locking element of the sleeve to inhibit undesired removal of said base panel from the sleeve, wherein the upper surface of the base panel including a first region where none of the at least one blister is located and a second region where the at least one blister is located, the first region extending between the second region and the one of the opposing end edges, and wherein said base panel comprises at least one embossment for inhibiting substantially parallel alignment between said base panel and said locking panel when the locking panel is folded over with respect to the base panel, said at least one embossment projecting upward from the first region of said base panel and being spaced apart from said at least one blister.