| abstract |
A dispensing assembly for a container filled with a medicinal substance or formulation, the container being suitable for administering the medicinal substance or formulation via inhalation, buccal or sublingual delivery. The dispensing assembly includes a housing ( 1 ) defining a patient port through which, in use, the medicinal substance or formulation is dispensed. The dispensing assembly further includes a cap ( 3 ) that can be engaged with and disengaged from the patient port to close and open the patient port and an adhesive tape ( 10 ) having one portion ( 12 ) affixed to the housing and a second portion ( 11 ) affixed to the cap, such that when the cap is disengaged from the patient port, the cap is still connected to the housing. |