Pick me! Pick me!

@JudyEv (339414)
Rockingham, Australia
November 26, 2021 7:14am CST
My husband takes a number of pills each day for various ailments, none of them terribly serious at the moment. I was intrigued by this pill bottle which has a sticky patch under the lid. When you open the bottle, there is a pill clinging to the underside of the lid ready for you to take. In the photo, it might look like the pill is leaning against the side but it isn't. It's sitting up ready to be taken. Don’t you think that’s pretty neat? I do.
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@marguicha (222753)
• Chile
26 Nov 21
Most of the people I know at this time of my life take lots of pills. I only take the minimum and no supplements. I use a well balanced diet instead. Bu my friend Dixie has so many ailments that I don´t know how she has so much energy.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Having a good diet is the best answer if you can get away with it. But sometimes a good diet isn't enough. It's good that you don't take too many.
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@marguicha (222753)
• Chile
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv I take great care of my diet. But you are right. Sometimes it isn´t enough.
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
27 Nov 21
@marguicha There was a time when I used to go to doctors for minor or big fevers, cough, cold etc. Plus for back pains. Too many pills used to follow. Now I do have to take supplements like Vitamin D etc but avoid taking too many medicines. Instead I try to manage diet, take warm water, Steam, try to be more active. Plus Stress can also aggravate illness so it needs to be managed.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
26 Nov 21
That's interesting. Not sure I'd like it, though. I normally fill a 14 day pill dispenser every two weeks so that would be more annoying to me than helpful.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv "Stuck-up one" makes the pills sound arrogant.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
I fill Vince's dispenser too. In truth, I just tip out a heap past the stuck-up one.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
@DaddyEvil Haha - I wondered if you'd pick up on it. Such a shame to waste such a line even if it's not particularly clever
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@LadyDuck (471253)
• Switzerland
26 Nov 21
This is a smart idea, often it's hard to pick up just one pill.
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@LadyDuck (471253)
• Switzerland
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv They should explain, I imagine you were puzzled.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
We couldn't work out what was happening when we first opened the bottle.
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@wolfgirl569 (105820)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Nov 21
I like that idea.
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@wolfgirl569 (105820)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv They all need to do that
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Pretty smart, isn't it?
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@rakski (121963)
• Philippines
26 Nov 21
That is nice!! I wish we have like that here too!!
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@rakski (121963)
• Philippines
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv oh. that is nice to have especially for those small medicines
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
I've only seen it on these particular bottles.
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@Dena91 (16587)
• United States
26 Nov 21
That is interesting. It would help a lot of people who may have trouble with their hands, due to arthritis and other ailments, to get their medicine each day.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Yes, I'm sure you're right.
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@BarBaraPrz (47254)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Nov 21
Now, isn't that clever. But if you have to take two of something, I guess you have to tip the second one out yourseslf.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Or hold the lid back on and tip the bottle up so another one sticks.
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• Eugene, Oregon
26 Nov 21
That is a strange thing for a pill to do. The only one I take (besides vitamins) is one that has instructions not to touch it. So I carefully get a pill into the lid, drop it into my mouth carefully and wash it down quickly. I am even supposed to handle the bottle carefully. It's purpose is apparently to kill excess white blood cells, of which I have too many with no infection.
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• Eugene, Oregon
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv My reds have been a little low for years and the whites got crazy now, no evidence of infection.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
@JamesHxstatic The body is hugely complex, isn't it? I suppose in a way it's a wonder more things don't go a bit haywire from time to time.
@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
I can't help wondering what happens if you do touch it. Funny that it's 'safe' inside you but not 'outside'. I know people who have blood taken regularly because they have too many cells but I think it is red blood cells in their case.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Nov 21
That’s so neat. I’d never seen a bottle like that.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
I couldn't work out what was happening first up. lol
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv I would be surprised too.
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@LindaOHio (177809)
• United States
26 Nov 21
That's different. Hubs and I have a pill case. Mine is a 7-day one.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Vince has a number of plastic 'sleeves' that hold his pills. These get filled from the bottles once a week or so.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
26 Nov 21
That is pretty cool..never seen that before.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
I haven't seen it on any other medications, just this one.
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@Babino (5759)
• Morocco
26 Nov 21
That's very practical.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
It makes it easy to grab a pill.
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@Chakimmm (1011)
• Indonesia
27 Nov 21
it's a really good innovation and can make it easier for us to take pills that are sometimes difficult to take. I've never seen anything like it here.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
It's new to me too but it makes it easy to get just one tablet.
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@Chakimmm (1011)
• Indonesia
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv yeah but I haven't seen it here, or maybe it's not here yet.
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@Noland (70)
• Indonesia
27 Nov 21
Thats a good idea! Some people cant take easily the pill from the bottle like that, but ur husband had an idea like that. But, what type of glue or something that make the pill hang on the lid of bottle?
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Nov 21
I don't know what type of glue they use but I guess it is harmless.
@Noland (70)
• Indonesia
28 Nov 21
@JudyEv its okaay. I just so curios abot that
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
27 Nov 21
Well Pills do come in picture now and then. I am having Vitamin D and some general supplements. The terrible time is if I get fever and cold and have to take bitter pills even a few times! Was this bottle overloaded with the pills?
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Nov 21
They make it seem as though you are getting a lot of pills for your money but the bottles are often only half full.
@allknowing (135903)
• India
26 Nov 21
Looks like some kind of magnet!!
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@allknowing (135903)
• India
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv Great invention!!
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
The first time we opened the bottle and there was a pill sticking to the lid we didn't know what to think.
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@1creekgirl (41387)
• United States
26 Nov 21
That is a great idea!
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@1creekgirl (41387)
• United States
27 Nov 21
@JudyEv I don't know who came up with it, but I wish more pharmacies would use it. I'm going to ask my local pharmacy about it.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
It would be helpful in some cases.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Nov 21
How witty! I would sit there and shake the closed bottle seeing how many I could get to stick before removing the lid :-)
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Haha - things like that intrigue me too.
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@dgobucks226 (35552)
26 Nov 21
Ah, your medicine is served! How convenient I place my pills in an organizer for each day.
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 21
Vince has an organiser too and we fill it as needed from the bottles, packets, etc.
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@dgobucks226 (35552)
1 Dec 21
@JudyEv Very useful as I can get forgetful as I get older. This keeps me on track
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@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
27 Nov 21
Is it coincidental that a pill is sticking? Or is a pill always sticking to the lid everytime you open i
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@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Nov 21
I haven't seen it on any other pill bottles but there is little sticky patch on the lid of this one.
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