365+/365
It seems that people are affected by the
shape and colour of the pills they take.
Aside from this placebo effect, it seems to me that a major safety benefit would be derived from having tablets made to represent the bit of the body they were intended to heal.
It would be straightforward to create a mould in the shape of a small, iconic head for headache pills or one shaped like a stomach for indigestion, like a heart for angina…etc
This might lessen the confusion which people have between all those similar pills and also help everyone, including blind people, to avoid taking inappropriate medicine.
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I want a pharmaceutical company to sort all my pills into one-use packets. This would work for individuals that take many pills throughout the day. This could even work as a custom vitamin shop. Sign on, search and select your medication and what time (morning, noon, night). The company sorts your selection and mails you the individual packs. Changing pills is as easy as signing on and reselecting. This platform could also help people find the perfect times to take certain meds/vitamins and which ones to mix and match with for better absorption.
