A delivery device is provided including a first member having an interior
surface, a receiving end, and an insertion end, wherein the insertion end
is open; a tampon body positioned within the first member, wherein the
tampon body has a proximal tampon body end and a distal tampon body end;
and a second member slidably coupled to the interior surface of the first
member at the receiving end. The device also includes a dosage form,
wherein the dosage form is coupled to the distal tampon body end; and a
protective tube including an open attachment end, an open protective tube
second end opposite the attachment end, and a protective tube inner
surface including an engagement mechanism enabling the protective tube to
be coupled to the receiving end of the first member at the attachment end
of the protective tube.