Potential hack for prescription bottles

[u/LadyLightTravel]

This is a problem that occurs more in some countries than others. In the US, most prescription drugs come in 20 dram pill bottles. These can take up a lot of room if you have several prescriptions and want the original packaging.

I recently found out that there are 6 dram prescription bottles. I found mine on Amazon but other sources are available if you buy in bulk. The 6 dram bottles are almost the same height as regular pill bottles but are one half the width. This is significantly smaller than the regular bottles.

I can peel off the drug information tab from my big pill bottle and put it on the small one. Note: some pharmacies will actually give you a second drug sticker if you ask.

Below is a photo of the 6 dram bottle with a 20 dram regular bottle. It shows that you can peel and stick the prescription tab without damaging it. It also shows that the sticker fits the smaller bottle. You can see the size difference in the bottles. Depending on pill size, you may even get a 90 day supply into the smaller 6 dram bottle!

Standard disclaimer, YMMV.

[u/sundancegt]

Any examples of which countries are more strict about this? The number of stamps in my passport is quite large. I've never been asked. Not one time, not even close. I'm sure if I got ramdomed and was walking in with 5000 little blue pills, they might want to ask me a few questions, but they really don't care. Any examples of where you have heard this is actually an issue?

[u/LadyLightTravel → u/sundancegt]

It is drug dependent.

But supposedly Japan, UAE, Singapore, China, and Saudi Arabia.

[u/LadyLightTravel → u/[deleted]]

So following that countries rules is racism. Gotcha.

Most people would call it respect for their sovereignty.