Make it harder to steal is the most common reason.
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stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months agoI’m willing to believe there’s a reason to have them separated but why would they use such a large packaging for it?
wizzor@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
first of all why would anyone steal pills, secondly, how is this making it harder?
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
first of all why would anyone steal pills?
Remember, people in the US often have to pay a shitload for medication.
But even outside of the US, there’s still the issue of people wanting to steal prescription medicine if you can sell it and/or get high on it.
SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
blistering machines used in the pharmaceutical industry usually work with some standard sizes, hence the size of the blister. change parts also cost a small fortune, so it makes no sense to have them tailored for just one product if it works well enough with existing equipment. thay being said, a couple of things below in reply to the whole thread, not just yourself.
to add to the list of reasons one would want them individually packaged, it’s easier to dispense a set amount of pills in this manner, for medicine that needs to be tailored for each user more often (think if you need 5 capsules, you’d get a blister that is weirdly cut by the pharmacist with a pair of scissors - cutting the blister also removes important information like lot number and expiry date). also, it could have some stability issues outside of the blister, so dispensing them naked in bottles might not be the best thing.
for antibiotics and such, it’s also crucial to take each and every dose prescribed so dropping one in the sink accidentally when you’re shaking a bottle is something you’re trying to prevent. the size of the blister would also make it harder to lose around the house or one’s backpack/bag/purse/saddlebags/bag of holding and then not taking your last dose (in addition to the change parts thing mentioned at the start).
individually wrapped bananas are a waste. for critical things like pharmaceuticals, there is more likely than not a good reason for this. look up pharmacovigilance if curious to know more.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Here’s the comment I was looking for! I was going to suggest this might be the issue (total guess) but inmade sense whennibsaw its the standard size of other blister packs you get.
I also heard that the reason heinz tins dont stack well whilst other brands do is because of how expensive it wpuld be to replace the machines (or parts of the machines) that make the can lids and bases.
So it was a fair assumption that its basically the same problem here.
Especially when you consider that its probably very few people that need just 1 of a certain pill. Thisnis likely a supply issue with this medication in the multi blister packs so they gave 20 singles.