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That's nice. Here in Sweden, this is a standard way of delivering medications to those who need it pre-sorted for easier delivery. It also has environmental ben
by unwind 13y ago
That's nice. Here in Sweden, this is a standard way of delivering medications to those who need it pre-sorted for easier delivery. It also has environmental benefits, since the waste can be reduced.
It's called "ApoDos" (which is just a portmonteau of the "apotek" which means pharmacy, and "dos" which means "dose"), here's a web page from Sweden's largest pharmacy: http://www.apoteketfarmaci.se/Tjanster/Service.aspx?UniqueId=fd2797c6-ad02-4c43-b2c0-34718a7ced3b http://www.apoteketfarmaci.se/Tjanster/Service.aspx?UniqueId.... It's in Swedish but there's a picture of the delivery bags used, tney come on a roll in a plastic case.
- threejay 13y agoYup - the packaging component has proliferated in a handful of countries, the US (obviously) not being one of them. In fact we imported a piece of quality control machinery from the Netherlands where this packaging is much more commonplace.
- hkiely 13y agoMany senior care and mail order pharmacies use such machines. http://www.thriftywhite.com/Healthy_Pack_Rx.cfm http://www.thriftywhite.com/Healthy_Pack_Rx.cfm https://medexpack.com/what-is-a-medex-pack/pre-sorted-individual-pill-packets/ https://medexpack.com/what-is-a-medex-pack/pre-sorted-indivi...