1. A method of making a consumer product or service usable, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a consumer product or service at a retail outlet, wherein said retail outlet does not have a professional on site for activating said product or service, and the consumer product or service is selected from the group consisting of: RFID chips for implanting in animals or RFID chips for installing in articles of any type, a HVAC device, and beauty care products;
making said product or service available for purchase by a consumer; and
providing instructions with said product or service, said instructions directing the consumer to transport said product or service to a professional for activation of said product or service.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said instructions further comprise guidance as to which professional should be utilized for activation.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of providing a consumer product or service at a retail outlet comprises the step of providing a consumer product or service which is unusable by the consumer as purchased and only becomes usable upon activation by the professional.
4. A method according to claim 3 wherein said step of making a product or service available for purchase by a consumer comprises the step of making multiple components of said product or service available for purchase by the consumer, wherein the consumer separately purchases a plurality of components necessary in combination to activate said product or service.
5. A method according to claim 3 wherein said consumer purchases said multiple components of said product or service at two different locations, at least one said location being a retail outlet.
6. A method according to claim 1 wherein said consumer product or service is selected from the group consisting of: RFID chips for installing in articles other than animals, a HVAC device, and beauty care products.
7. A method according to claim 1 wherein said consumer product or service is selected from the group consisting of: a HVAC device, and beauty care products.
8. A method of making a consumer product or service available for use by a consumer, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a consumer product or service at a retail outlet, wherein said retail outlet does not have a professional on site for activating said product or service, and the consumer product or service is selected from the group consisting of: RFID chips for implanting in animals or RFID chips for installing in articles of any type, a HVAC device, and beauty care products;
making said product or service available for purchase from said retail outlet;
providing a professional to professionally activate said product or service;
bringing said product or service and said professional together at a common location; and
professionally activating said product or service for subsequent use by the consumer.
9. A method according to claim 8 further comprising the step of providing instructions associated with said product or service, wherein said instructions provide guidance on said professional activation.
10. A method according to claim 9 wherein said consumer takes said product or service from said retail outlet where purchased to a remote location for said professional activation.
11. A method according to claim 8 wherein said product or service is sold at a retail price and further comprising the step of incorporating or subsidizing at least a portion of the fee for the professional activation in said retail price.
12. A method according to claim 8 wherein said consumer product or service is selected from the group consisting of: RFID chips for installing in articles other than animals, a HVAC device, and beauty care products.
13. A method according to claim 8 wherein said consumer product or service is selected from the group consisting of: a HVAC device, and beauty care products.
14. A method of providing a medical or beauty care product for consumer use, said method comprising the steps of providing a medical or beauty care product for treating a human being, said product being selected from the group consisting of: a certificate for one or more medical services, a certificate for a strep culture, a certificate for a physical examination, and a beauty care product, said product being made available for purchase by a consumer at a retail outlet, said product being incapable of use upon purchase by the consumer, taking said product from said retail outlet to a professional for activation by the professional; and professionally activating said product to render said product usable for its intended purpose.
15. A method according to claim 14 wherein said professional is a physician, dermatologist, other specialist physician, or a licensed beautician.
16. A method of providing a product usable for identification of a pet, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a product for purchase by a consumer at a retail outlet, wherein said product usable for identification of a pet comprises an RFID chip, and said product is incapable of use upon purchase by the consumer;
allowing said RFID chip to be purchased from said retail outlet;
allowing said RFID chip purchased from said retail outlet and said pet to be taken to a veterinarian for activation of the RFID chip by the veterinarian;
allowing said RFID chip to be implanted into said pet by said veterinarian; and
allowing said RFID chip to be activated to render said product usable for its intended purpose to provide information about said pet.
17. A method according to claim 16 further comprising the step of scanning said pet to determine information regarding said pet from said RFID chip.
18. A method according to claim 16 comprising the step of providing a selection of a plurality of RFID chips at said retail outlet.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A prodrug 4-6(2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxy)indan-1-ylmethyl1H-imidazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The prodrug according to claim 1, wherein the compound is 4-6-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxy)indan-1-ylmethy-1H-imidazol-1-ium chloride.
3. A method for the treatment of hypertension, glaucoma, migraine, diarrhea, ischemia, addiction to a chemical substance, hypotension, shock, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a withdrawal syndrome, congestive heart failure, anxiety, or for achieving sedation or analgesia, or for reducing nasal congestion, or for achieving anesthesia with an adjunct, which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a prodrug 4-6-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxy)indan-1-ylmethyl-1H-imidazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the prodrug is 46-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxy)indan-1-ylmethyl-1H-imidazol-1-ium chloride.
5. A pharmaceutical composition which comprising a prodrug 46-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxy)indan-1-ylmethyl-1H-imidazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
6. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 5, wherein the prodrug is 4-6-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyloxy)indan-1-ylmethyl-1H-imidazol-1-ium chloride.