Exactly what I needed — four Rx per day, each day can be removed, case to carry full week
As noted in my stars -- overall, these are the BEST PILL CASES I have found so far! There are a few things I would change -- slightly larger compartments (would rebuy if a 25% larger set was available!), a clear holding case, and easier-to-read and label for my own times compartments. I literally have four of these :-D and they make EVERYTHING easier for me for both home and travel use. WHAT I LIKE = [1] I was so glad to find a four-a-day Rx case! [2] Being able to remove each day to carry with me is very important; each day is very easy to remove and the lids stay closed in my pocket without any problem. [3] The case which holds all seven days also closes well and is very efficient -- just the right dimensions to hold all of the individual days with a little bit of room to make it very easy to remove a day. [4] I also like that I can order the days in the sequence I need -- for example, if I travel for a few days and am leaving on Wednesday, I can set the case up to hold Wednesday to the following Tuesday. [5] I like having the by-day and by-dose visuals as I can then review whether I have taken my meds each day. [6] On days where my dexterity is not great, both the holding case and the four compartments on the daily cases are pretty easy to open as there's a well-defined ridge / clasp which I can pull or press up to open the case / portion. [7] Corollary being that the holding case and individual portions stay closed in my bag / pocket -- which is a great relief and improvement over others that have those press-release tabs which can open accidentally. I don't find I need to put these into a tightly-fitting bag to ensure they stay closed, so long as I have them in a structured space like pocket by itself, case in bag with book / laptop / other support (versus jumbling around in a loose bag). TIP for those of us who receive 30 day supplies = I bought four of these so I can make sure I have all of the Rx and supplement amounts which I need for the next four weeks -- this has been VERY HELPFUL for me to get a view of what refills or purchases I need to make in the next few weeks. WHAT I WOULD CHANGE = [1] I wish the compartments were slightly larger -- especially the first and last of the four per day -- as I have more things I need to take first / last (every 12 hours) and have to specifically place my Rx, vitamins, and supplements to make sure the lid will close. [2] I wish the case was clear rather than a dark smoked grey; being able to see the individual day cases through the cover would be better for me. I have had to label the covers of each of the cases so I know which week it is (one through four). I have to open the case and pull out each day to see whether I have everything I need in each container. [3] I wish the labeling on the four compartments was higher contrast -- the thin black text on the VERY NICE bright colors is very hard to read. [4] I wish the labeling on each of the four compartments was VERY SIMPLE like numbers - 1, 2, 3, 4 -- or letters -- A, B, C, D -- rather than the busy "time of day" text and icon. [5] I think the day of the week -- e.g., Mon, Tue, etc -- does not need to be on each of the four compartments; put it on the first one at the top and keep extra space on each of the compartments. [6] Recommendation for compartment labels = top-align; day of week only on first compartment; LARGE NUMBERS which are in turn likely to be able to be felt by those of us with vision limitations; CONSIDER ADDING BRAILLE RAISED NUMBER DOTS; do not put time-of-day; leave space (at least half of available surface) for labelling by marker or label for time-of-day. TIP for those of us with specific hours of day to take each portion = I used a label maker and printed out a chain of seven (7) of the times I need to take my meds, clipped them out as essentially very small stickers, and applied to each compartment -- now, I have high-contrast (black text on white background) on each compartment with added benefit of being able to see the labels through the dark gray case. NOTE: I would also print out Mon, Tue, etc. labels if I were to do it again and apply those to the top of the first compartment; I cannot read the day and it is difficult to discern the color through the dark gray case
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