I have rheumatoid arthritis and cannot remove them. There are no children in my house, and I don't have grandchildren or any other children visiting. Why do I have to put up with this? Nanny state gone mad?
2007-04-20 06:06:02 · 17 answers · asked by Norah B 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Child proof containers may seem a nuisance but they have now prevented thousands of accidental ingestions by children, since they were introduced. I am sure you would not be so selfish as to suggest this was a bad thing?
There is an easy solution. If you ask your GP to add ' dispense in non-child proof container ' to you computer prescriptions this will be adhered to by the pharmacist.
2007-04-20 08:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I really struggle opening them, I used to do body shop parties, and they had those tops on some of the oils, absolute nightmare, I was trying to do a presentation and I could not get the tops off forthe life of me!!!
Funny Story:
My little sister (aged 9), she was in the kitchen and mum was giving her some medicine, my sister tried to open it and couldn't, she asks her mum "How does it know I'm a child?"
I have not laughed so much in ages!
2007-04-20 09:31:45 · answer #2 · answered by izzlebums 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something of a joke that the only people who can remove child-proof caps are children.
With arthritis, you should be able to request normal caps for your medicine- at least your prescriptions.
Good luck!
2007-04-20 06:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to, at all! If you have arthitis you should request the easy open ones, but you have to wave the pharmacist responsability if any kid take them. Since you have no kids around you will be okey. Just talk to your pharmacy people and get this little-big problem solved. Be happy nanny life is short. =-)
2007-04-20 06:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by new_to_tango 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have severe RA too and my son gets my prescriptions and the containers come with child-proof tops and i normally need extra painkillers after attempting to open them LOL, so frustrating !!.
If i remember i get him to open them and if its a bottle of liquid I'll just put an old cork in it, and if its pills i remove them and put them in an easy to open container, well out of my grand children's reach !.
2007-04-20 06:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by Richard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with my hands and i have a job to open them
I think if you ask at the chemist they will give you other containers for people with arthritis just explain to them I'm sure they would help you
2007-04-20 08:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by Black Orchid 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 16:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you go and get your refills you can request that they do not put the child safe tops on your medication.. They do it as a precautionary thing. some pharmacys will have the others as well as the child safe.
2007-04-20 06:11:07 · answer #8 · answered by mkys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mum also has rheumatism... she asks the pharmacist to put ordinary tops on her pill bottle which they happily do for her... just ask your pharmacist for normal tops. There is no law that says they have to use child-proof tops.
2007-04-20 06:12:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only people that do not have problems opening these things are children.
2007-04-20 06:14:11 · answer #10 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋