ring-pillcase

2021.05

for Taiko Pharmaceutical

Seirogan, a plant-based, distinctively odorous gastrointestinal medicine used as a standby remedy for over one hundred years in Japan. A portable pill case was designed as a concept model for its series product, Seirogan Toi-A.

The structure of the former portable case was such that it dispensed medication when the user opened the cover and tilted the case, but sometimes pills came out more than should be taken, or they rolled out of the user’s hand. With this in mind, the body of the newly designed pill case is shaped like a donut and dispenses pills into the central hole. The user first places the case upon their palm and then turns the upper component 60 degrees counter-clockwise to reveal a slot. The slot was designed to face the user so the latter might easily see pills before dispensing. Then, gently tilted toward the user, the pill case releases one to two pills onto the user’s palm, from which the pills may be taken after the case is lifted.
The result was a reassuring design wherein more than one dose does not come out or the pills will not tumble out of the hand because of the protective barrier provided by the case itself.

Seirogan，一种以植物为基础的、具有独特气味的胃肠道药物，在日本作为备用药物已有一百多年的历史。作为其系列产品Seirogan Toi-A的概念模型设计了便携式药盒。

以前的便携式药盒的结构是这样的，当用户打开盖子并倾斜药盒时，它会分配药物，但有时药丸会超过应服用量，或者药丸会从用户手中滚出。考虑到这一点，新设计的药盒的主体形状像一个甜甜圈，将药丸分配到中心孔中。用户首先将表壳放在手掌上，然后将上部组件逆时针旋转 60 度，露出一个插槽。该插槽设计为面向用户，因此后者可以在分配前轻松看到药丸。然后，药盒轻轻向用户倾斜，将一到两粒药丸释放到用户的手掌上，取出药盒后即可取出药丸。

结果是一种令人放心的设计，由于外壳本身提供了保护屏障，因此不会出现多于一剂或药丸不会从手中滚落。