From Mr S. D. Levi, FRPharmS
SIR,—The supply of medicines in blister foils, introduced, no doubt, with the best of intentions, is proving a constant source of irritation in pharmacy practice.
Time wasting, untidiness, storage, labelling and replenishment problems are the hallmarks of this innovation, frustrating pharmacy staff and promoting confusion in the minds of patients who receive a variety of medicaments in similar coloured packets.
These problems will continue until general practitioners are required to prescribe in the appropriate package units.
Procedures are such that we are left with either an unsightly punched-out blister, part of which has been used for unit dosage system dispensing or, a cut-off blister, it having been used to make up a requested tablet number to meet a prescription demand.
The scissors should surely now replace the pestle and mortar in any pharmaceutical logo.
Stanley Levi
Sale, Cheshire