• @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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        96 months ago

        Weak hands can be troublesome. I recently had a ligament repair in my hand, and it does make it difficult/painful. It’ll be a few weeks before I have the strength back

        LPT: The lids on prescription pill bottles can usually be turned over and used as a cap, removing the child safety aspect. So now I can pop them open with one hand, no need to twist them

        • @T156@lemmy.world
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          46 months ago

          Could you not ask the pharmacist to put it in a child-unsafe container instead, in that case?

          • @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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            46 months ago

            The containers they give me already have that option, you just flip the lid. I guess I could ask them to flip them for me, but I can still get them open either way… one way is just way easier (aka not child-proof lol)

          • @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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            26 months ago

            This is true, and why I normally just use the child-safe side of the lid. But honestly, it fits more securely than I expected and I haven’t had an issue.

            I wouldn’t put them in my bag like that, but I throw them in my bedside drawer willy-nilly and the lids don’t budge loose at all. I was pleasantly surprised, because it’s a small thing that’s made my last couple of weeks a little easier

            I honestly didn’t even know the lids were designed to be used both ways until just a few years ago. Blew my mind a little cause I thought it to be ingenious, yet so simple. Go figure

    • @davidgro@lemmy.world
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      56 months ago

      I’ll have to remember that one. I’ve just been using a knife to remove the outer shell of the cap.