We know blister pack medication adherence packaging makes it easier for people to manage prescriptions – the research shows it. But what else can blister packs offer when it comes to medication and ...

Payers should consider providing higher reimbursement rates and/or preferred pharmacy networking status for pharmacies that provide chronic medications in blister packs for patients. Medication ...

Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and ...

Pharmacists could be charging patients €20 to dispense medication in blister packs from January, a charge previously covered by the State, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse ...

While known to increase patient compliance, medication organizers, such as blister packs and pill boxes, have also been associated with unintentional pediatric medication exposures. Medication ...

A decision by the Government to withdraw funding from January for so-called medication blister packs issued by pharmacies has been delayed following political backlash. Yesterday, the Dáil heard that ...

When the blister pack was conceived in the 1960s, it revolutionized unit-dose drug administration by providing a cheap, light, tamper-proof barrier that preserved product integrity. But it was also a ...

Public anger at the Government decision to withdraw funding from January for medication blister packs issued by pharmacies has sparked extraordinary public anger, the Dáil has heard. The pack keeps ...

Older adults are open to using smart packaging to improve their medication-taking experience, a new study finds. Smart packages are used to electronically monitor when patients take their medication.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has accused some pharmacies of wrongly claiming fees from the State for dispensing blister-pack medication. There has never been a State-funded scheme for ...

The Government has been accused of a “Scrooge-like” response over possible charges for dispensing medicine in blister packs from January, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy said elderly ...