Methods of manufacturing a medicated tampon assembly
View Patent ↗A method is provided for manufacturing a medicated tampon assembly having a tampon body, the method including applying a formulation including a therapeutic agent to a substrate to produce a plurality of dosage forms; separating one of the dosage forms from the substrate; and coupling one of the dosage forms to the tampon body. A medicated tampon assembly is provided including a dosage form including a formulation including a therapeutic agent; a substrate portion separated from a substrate, wherein the substrate portion is coupled to the dosage form; and a tampon body having a distal end, wherein the substrate portion is coupled to the distal end of the tampon body.
1. A medicated tampon comprising:
a tampon body;
an at least partially dissolvable or meltable planar substrate including a dosage form comprising a probiotic agent and an antifungal agent;
wherein the dosage form is combined with the tampon body.
2. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the dosage form further comprises a botanical agent.
3. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the dosage form is attached to a substrate comprising a film identical to the material of the dosage form.
4. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the dosage form is attached to a substrate comprising a dissolvable film comprising poly-vinyl alcohol, pectin, gelatin, HPMC or combinations thereof.
5. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the dosage form comprises a gel.
6. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the dosage form comprises a coating.
7. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the dosage form comprises a film.
8. The medicated tampon of claim 1 wherein the tampon has a distal end and a proximal end, and the dosage form is positioned therebetween.
9. A method of manufacturing a medicated tampon comprising:
manufacturing a tampon body;
forming an at least partially dissolvable or meltable planar substrate separate from the tampon body, the substrate including a therapeutic agent; and
combining the substrate with the tampon body,
wherein the therapeutic agent comprises a probiotic agent, an antifungal agent or a combination thereof.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein a dosage form including the therapeutic agent is applied to the substrate.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the substrate comprises a chemically reactive planar material.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein the substrate comprises a film comprising a material that is identical to the material dosage form, yet has properties that are differentiated from the properties of the dosage form.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein the substrate is formed with dimples, pockets or recesses to which the dosage form is applied.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the substrate is rolled.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein a plurality of substrates are stacked.
16. The method of claim 10 wherein the dosage form is applied to the substrate by printing.
17. The method of claim 9 wherein the tampon body comprises an absorbent material formed from fibers that are assembled into a ribbon.
18. The method of claim 9 wherein the tampon body comprises an absorbent material formed from fibers that are assembled into a sheet.
19. The method of claim 10 wherein the dosage form comprises an excipient that melts at human body temperature.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the dosage form is in the form of a film.