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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / July 2006Speaking of Prescriptions
New pill bottle helps the visually impaired prevent medicinal mishaps Speaker lets a pharmacist record the name of the drug, its purpose, when to take it, and how much to take. Talking prescription bottle serves not only the sight-impaird, but those who can't read. The $5 disposable bottle is available at only one pharmacy in California and is not covered by insurance. <http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060706/news_1n6rex.html> From the manufacturer: http://www.rxtalks.com ...File HA-HA.TXT not found. ROFL instead? Y/n > New pill bottle helps the visually impaired prevent medicinal mishaps > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >...File HA-HA.TXT not found. ROFL instead? Y/n Do any of you use these new rectangular bottles that the prescriptions come in at Target? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4624799 They seem pretty good to me but I haven't used them yet. Thumper > Do any of you use these new rectangular bottles that the > prescriptions come in at Target? > They seem pretty good to me but I haven't used them yet. Mary and I shop at a locally owned pharmacy. We like to support hometown businesses. But the rectangular bottles you mention seem to go along with the new mayo jars and Folger's coffee cans with the side grips. Maybe the manufacturers are finally paying heed to all the shouting about not being able to open jars/bottles. ...Things are more like they are now than they ever were before. >> Do any of you use these new rectangular bottles that the >> prescriptions come in at Target? >> They seem pretty good to me but I haven't used them yet. > > Mary and I shop at a locally owned pharmacy. We like to > support hometown businesses. So do I but after the beginning of the year my health plan mandates prescriptions by mail for every maintenance prescription 3 months supply at a time. I converted my Humira script over already and they deliver it in a cooler with cold packs via Federal Express. Thumper > But the rectangular bottles you mention seem to go along with > the new mayo jars and Folger's coffee cans with the side grips. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >...Things are more like they are now than they ever were before. Joe wrote: > > Mary and I shop at a locally owned pharmacy. We like to > > support hometown businesses. And Thumper replied: > So do I but after the beginning of the year my health plan mandates > prescriptions by mail for every maintenance prescription 3 months > supply at a time. I converted my Humira script over already and > they deliver it in a cooler with cold packs via Federal Express. We have an option of paying $3 per Rx per month at a local pharmacy, or $3 per Rx for a 3-month supply by mail. (That's for generic drugs.) We still prefer to support the local businessmen in the area. (My Embrel does come via FedEx or some delivery service.) ...If love is blind, lingerie makes great braille. >Joe wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > businessmen in the area. (My Embrel does come via FedEx > or some delivery service.) That option is being taken away from us Jan. 1 because of a new contract negotiated by the union. I work for AT&T and part of the agreement was that retirees still don't pay for their health plan. I can live with by-passing the middleman for that. Of course Management employees are much worse off. Thumper >...If love is blind, lingerie makes great braille. > We have an option of paying $3 per Rx per month at a local > pharmacy, or $3 per Rx for a 3-month supply by mail. (That's > for generic drugs.) We still prefer to support the local > businessmen in the area. (My Embrel does come via FedEx > or some delivery service.) that works when you're talking such low co-pays. When you're talking $40 co-pays, it adds up. I do get my Enbrel locally as I know they take proper care of it - and my prns (generics so only $10 co-pay) and Mike gets his locally but the doc doubles his dose so an apparent 1 month amount is actually 2. I keep debating on the Enbrel though - we could use that $160/year we'd save if I mail-ordered.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >> We have an option of paying $3 per Rx per month at a local >> pharmacy, or $3 per Rx for a 3-month supply by mail. (That's [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >actually 2. I keep debating on the Enbrel though - we could use that >$160/year we'd save if I mail-ordered. I can't really complain about being forced into mail order next year. AT&T really wanted us to pay several hundred a month for our health plan but the union negotiated and we pay nothing for our plan still and retirees pay only a few bucks. In exchange our co-pays are going up from $10 to $20 for a doctor visit and the co pays are roughly doubling from $3 and $11. For those who claim that unions are not needed, our managers DO pay several hundred dollars a month for health care and those who weren't with the company 5 years as of Jan 1 2001 (or 2002?) don't get health care in retirement. Thumper >> Do any of you use these new rectangular bottles that the >> prescriptions come in at Target? >> They seem pretty good to me but I haven't used them yet. > > Mary and I shop at a locally owned pharmacy. We like to > support hometown businesses. you know, that is what really bugs me about the tiered approach our insurance takes to prescriptions. They pretty much force me into getting my meds from a mail order pharmacy with their co-pay structure. We have a few scripts we;ve been able to keep local by differing strategies but I wish I could have given all my business to our local small paharmacy. > But the rectangular bottles you mention seem to go along with > the new mayo jars and Folger's coffee cans with the side grips. the mail order pharm does use all rectangular bottles though - the caps aren't lousy grip friendly though. As long as I lay out two weeks of pills at a time though, I can manage. For some strange reason though, they don't have small enough sizes for some meds, wasting a lot of space and making it harder to cram (most) everything into my med box! > Maybe the manufacturers are finally paying heed to all the > shouting about not being able to open jars/bottles. Heh, they should! Who do they think they're making their money off of? SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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