October 21, 2015: SafeMedicationUse.ca Newsletter - Tips to Prevent Medication Errors with Your Blister Pack
Blister packs, also known as compliance packs or bubble packs, can help people to keep track of their medicines. Blister packs contain designated sealed compartments, or spaces for medicines to be taken at particular times of the day. Blister packs are often used by people taking many different medicines and find it difficult to remember when to take their medicines. When prepared and used correctly, blister packs can help consumers remember to take their prescription medicines at the proper time and can help prevent certain types of mistakes. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are very careful in preparing blister packs, but the filling process is more complicated than it is for prescription vials. Dispensing mistakes occasionally happen. Read more...
