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Study of opening medicine bottles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Mason Dorothy I. R.,
Brooks Peter M.,
Mavrikakis Myron E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1976.tb00062.x
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , dilemma , rheumatic disease , surgery , philosophy , epistemology
Summary Ten standard tablet containers were given to 200 outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis attending a regional rheumatic disease centre. Patients had difficulty in opening at least half of the bottles. The dilemma of producing child‐proof containers which can be opened by physically incapacitated patients is discussed.