[m463]

Actually seems kind of brilliant.

Wonder how much - very expensive - medication is wasted in the world.

[hellotheretoday]

In what way would this cut down on wasted medications? Because it’s portioned? FYI you can still find pharmacies that will pack your medications in blister packs for a nominal surcharge or sometimes free. Or just use a pill box.

[adhesive_wombat]

> Or just use a pill box.

That can be easier said than done with arthritis, vision issues and cognitive impairment, which isn't exactly uncommon with older patients.

My grandmother get her medicines re-boxed by my mother and I don't think she'd manage it on her own.

[hellotheretoday]

So again, find one of the many pharmacies that do blister packing. They don’t all do it tbf but a lot do. A lot of Walmart locations do and many mail order pharmacies will.

Traditional blister packing has been around for years, this isn’t a novel idea. This is just a wasteful implementation

[CodesInChaos]

> very expensive medication

A lot of expensive medication is cheap to manufacture. The money goes to R&D and profits (similar to software). For those medications it's likely that reduced waste would lead to the manufacturer raising the price, keeping the total cost similar.