Medications

[Bazile]

Why for example , in the case of eye medication ; is the flap of the box containing the product from one manufacturer sealed down with a piece of tape and the same medication from another manufacturer not sealed down ?

For Example - Dexamethasone from the two different manufacturers below

Dexafree - ( Thea Pharmaceuticals Ltd )

Dropodex - ( Rayner )

The latest prescription dispensed by my pharmacy has changed from
Dexafree ( sealed box ) to Dropodex ( unsealed box)

[Sqad]

No idea.

[Mamyalynne]

I get the same Baz with my two - Dorzolamide and Latanaprost. Never sure which pack you are getting next.

However the bottles do have seals on them too.

[ummmm]

And why do they change the packaging? I have two lots of meds which look almost identical. I took an extra dose of water tablets by accident!! And I've taken a Nytol thinking it was paracetamol.

[dannyk13]

Just lately most of my medications have had the flap sealed with sellotape. Maybe it is the chemist who does sit.

[ummmm]

The last batch I got has ticks on them. It's like they checked it and ticked it. So last month...did no one check it?!

[jennyjoan]

I can't get the pills pushed out through the seals but now I know - just puncture them and release the vacuum and now they do come out.

[TonyV]

Think it depends on where your pharmacist gets their meds from.

[Bazile]

ummmm

Wasn't there two sections on the dispensary label marked
'Disp ' ' chkd' (or similiar ) which were initialled ?

[ummmm]

On some it's just a squiggle. Others are just ticks. Last months...nothing.

[Bazile]

My latest eye medication dispensed, has the ticks and circles
and also the 'disp' 'chkd'
Yet other medications which i have , don't have any ticks or circles even though it's from the same pharmacy .
It must depend on the pharmacist dispensing at the time

[douglas9401]

My various medication now all have tape on the flaps of the boxes.

I suspect the hand of the EU in this, you know how they like to control stuff. :-)