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New pill bottles for shaky hands will help people with Parkinson’s (2021)

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Re: New pill bottles for shaky hands will help people with Parkinson’s (2021)

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Post by melling »

jotm wrote: post #17
melling wrote: post #8

I remember when Michael J Fox announced that he had Parkinson’s in 1998 https://www.michaeljfox.org/michaels-story He started his foundation to treat/cure the disease. Somehow I thought we’d have had made more progress in 25 years. I also find it interesting to look back at the US national debt and wonder how the world would have been different if we invested more of that into research (e.g medical, pure science, etc…

The research is there, some promising results, too. It just never gets to the people who need it. OK, maybe it will in another 20 years. "What if the side effects are bad, we need more testing". How about you let those who suffer decide? No? OK then.

We’ll eventually cure Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, cancer(s). Maybe in 20, maybe in 50,…

Like money compounding over time, more invested in research would likely compound over time. For example, all the science and technology we will have by the year 2100 could be had by 2050 if we invested $X more over the next 28 years?

Re: New pill bottles for shaky hands will help people with Parkinson’s (2021)

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Post by chiefalchemist »

yial wrote: post #15
dev912 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have to use pliers to open new bottles of the ranch dressing I buy. It's ridiculous how tight they are.

I used to buy “peak tea” in the single serve bottles. They seem to have changed the packaging slightly on the newest runs - of maybe at a certain factory as I see both packaging. But - they have this impossible to peal / remove layer of heat shrink material over the top lid - I have to always use two hands and knife carefully. on top of that, they seem to fill them to the very top, if I’m not careful taking off the l…

Yes, there's that as well. Things aren't just child-proof, they're full on human-proof. What a smart way to not increase consumption.

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Post by PolygonSheep »

reaperducer wrote: post #10
chiefalchemist wrote: post #4

My mother is 80+. She struggles not only with pill bottles but opening cans, jars, etc. Many of the food items are handed to me and I struggle to open them. It boggles my mind that such things - in an "advanced society" - are still not solved.

It's amazing that so many things that are medicinal, or otherwise intended for people who are not at 100% are packaged in a way that makes them impossible to open. Zyrtec-D, and Flonase come to mind. Two great examples of companies that must really hate their customers. Zyrtec-D has to be opened by peeling a micro-thin layer of foil away from a paper-thin piece of plastic. Flonase is sealed inside a plastic blister p…

I've noticed the generic version of Flonase is usually in a thin cardboard box which can be easily opened by sliding a finger under one of the flaps and breaking the glue. The spray itself has a little tamper seal on it which is perforated and can be peeled off pretty easily.

Looking at the packaging between the two I think it's more about branding than saving a cent or two. The name brand Flonase package is colorful and eye catching and very pretty. The generic one is a plain dull box which just says "Allergy Relief Nasal Spray".

Keeping the product looking nice in transit is a factor too. I notice the generic Flonase boxes are sometimes a bit crushed on the shelf because the packaging has zero structural rigidity. The stuff inside is fine but it looks bad. This never seems to happen with the name brand packages due to their more robust design.

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Post by chiefofgxbxl »

reaperducer wrote: post #10
chiefalchemist wrote: post #4

My mother is 80+. She struggles not only with pill bottles but opening cans, jars, etc. Many of the food items are handed to me and I struggle to open them. It boggles my mind that such things - in an "advanced society" - are still not solved.

It's amazing that so many things that are medicinal, or otherwise intended for people who are not at 100% are packaged in a way that makes them impossible to open. Zyrtec-D, and Flonase come to mind. Two great examples of companies that must really hate their customers. Zyrtec-D has to be opened by peeling a micro-thin layer of foil away from a paper-thin piece of plastic. Flonase is sealed inside a plastic blister p…

> For example, at the grocery store, a theoretical eight-pack of bottled water costs $3.00. A theoretical 32-pack of bottled water costs $5.00. But no older person can lift a 32-pack of water. So to get 32 bottles of water, an older person has to pay 140% more just because they made the mistake of not dying young.

The grocery store I go to (large regional brand) has for the last few years been asking people at checkout if they need help carrying their groceries to their car. Some packaging is ridiculous (remember people having to go to the hospital and get stitches over clam-shell packages?), but I can't imagine an elderly person wouldn't get help carrying a heavy item if they asked for help - people want to be good Samaritans.

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Post by jimjambw »

jotm wrote: post #14

Cookie shit. SIX huge ads for a tweet and 100 words of content. Subscribe! Join! JFC. I can create a better revenue strategy while making the site much less viewer hostile, hire me. On topic, bottles for shaky hands, yes, that's exactly what our society will come up with instead of allowing people to try more experimental medication.

I was going to comment this! Also asking for push notifications too.

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Post by hetspookjee »

I have never seen a website with so many pop-ups. I counted 6 while visiting this website on Safari. It really makes me question my choices on why I'm even browsing the internet not through Firefox, but rather than Safari. I do it with Firefox every now and than, but still.

Either way, couldn't read the article in this state.

Re: New pill bottles for shaky hands will help people with Parkinson’s (2021)

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Post by chrismeller »

While I absolutely approve of this, I’m constantly amazed at how far we’re (and mainly the US) is willing to go for ridiculously small percentages of the population. Parkinson’s is estimated to be about 1% of the US, but now every pharmacy in the country needs to buy and stock these bottles?

Every time I’ve been to a pharmacy in the US in the last 20 years, they’ve had an option for “arthritis” bottles - something that isn’t child-proof, has a big top, etc. That is not going to help you dispense the medication, but it seems obvious it would help someone with Parkinson’s open it.

In Europe everything (literally everything) comes in a box in blister packs. I can’t imagine trying to open those with Parkinson’s.

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