The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7506 p732
14 June 2008

Society summary

These reports are of debates at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s branch representatives’ meeting on 22 May 2008.
Further reports

Easy-access medicine packs sought for patients with manual dexterity problems

Patients with manual dexterity problems should receive their medicines in packaging that is easy to open, in the view of the branch representatives’ meeting.

Tony Pugh (Brighton) moved that the Society should as soon as possible bring pressure to bear on the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and pharmaceutical manufacturers to package all medicines intended for patients who have problems with manual dexterity in such a way that these medicines can easily be accessed.

Patients who could benefit included those with Parkinson’s disease or arthritis, Dr Pugh added that patient safety was compromised whenever a patient was unable to remove medicinal products from their packaging.