Packages for ophthalmic lenses containing pharmaceutical agents
A packaging for an ophthalmic lens containing a pharmaceutical agent.
1. A package containing an ophthalmic lens in solution comprising:
a blister bowl, an ophthalmic lens and a pharmaceutical agent;
said blister bowl with said pharmaceutical agent heated to an elevated temperature above room temperature;
a cover covering said blister bowl;
wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 16% of said pharmaceutical agent; and
wherein the material of the blister bowl is polyetherimide.
2. The package of claim 1 wherein the cover comprises an adhesive laminate, comprising an inner layer.
3. The package of claim 1 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 10% of said pharmaceutical agent.
4. The package of claim 1 wherein said polyetherimide has a glass transition temperature of greater than about 220° C.
5. The package of claim 1 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs between less than about 8% and about 3% of said pharmaceutical agents.
6. The package of claim 1 further comprising that the pharmaceutical agent is ketotifen fumarate or one of its salts.
7. A package containing an ophthalmic lens in solution comprising:
a blister bowl, an ophthalmic lens and a pharmaceutical agent;
said blister bowl with said pharmaceutical agent heated to an elevated temperature at or above 124 C;
a cover covering said blister bowl;
wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 16% of said pharmaceutical agent; and
wherein the material of the blister bowl is polyetherimide.
8. The package of claim 7 wherein the cover comprises an adhesive laminate, comprising an inner layer.
9. The package of claim 7 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 10% of said pharmaceutical agent.
10. The package of claim 7 wherein said polyetherimide has a glass transition temperature of greater than about 220° C.
11. The package of claim 7 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs between less than about 8% and about 3% of said pharmaceutical agents.
12. The package of claim 7 further comprising that the pharmaceutical agent is ketotifen fumarate or one of its salts.