Pharmaceutical package

Claim 1

A package adapted to store pharmaceutical items, comprising: support means having a face thereon; a plurality of containers mounted on said support means and arranged in groups; day indicia means on said face arranged opposite each one of the groups of containers for determining which ones of said containers to be emptied during each day; each one of said containers including receptacle means having open mouths for receiving and storing the pharmaceutical items, closure means having an outer face for covering the open mouths to retain removably the items therewithin, and hinge means for connecting said closure means and said support means for enabling said closure means to swing between a closed position over the respective mouths of said receptacle means to retain the pharmaceutical items therein, and an open position with said closure means disposed substantially in a plane transverse to said face to permit access thereof and to obscure from view the face of the open closure means; time indicia means disposed on the outer faces of said closure means of each one of said container means of each group for indicating when said container means are to be emptied by the user thereof during certain times of the day and for indicating when selected ones of said container means are empty by having its closure means disposed in its open position with its time indicia being obscured from view, thereafter determining clearly that the items have been administered therefrom; each one of said receptacle means includes a concave inner well to facilitate removal of the pharmaceutical items therefrom; and each one of said time indicia being in the form of a symbol.