• @MrShankles@reddthat.com
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    93 days 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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      42 days 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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        42 days 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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        22 days 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