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Text丨Shangguan Gu Jiu
Editor丨Shangguan Gu Jiu
Preface
"There are only 7 pills inside a box of medicines, what is the function of the box?"
Have you noticed that the medicines sold in pharmacies and hospitals today are sold in very large boxes, but there are not many medicines inside.
Not only that, but even the words on the instructions are getting smaller and smaller, and some elderly people can't see clearly even if they wear reading glasses, which makes people very distressed.
Why are medicines designed this way? Is it really picking up the wool of consumers?
The font size of the instruction manual is small
Nowadays, the development of drugs is very strange, if you go to the pharmacy or hospital to buy a whole box of medicine, you will find that the larger the package, the less medicine will be inside, the least is only about 7 tablets, and no matter how big the medicine box is, the instructions inside are long and small.
The disadvantages of this situation are also revealed, sometimes people want to see how much medicine is appropriate, they have to look for a long time on the instructions, the words on it are so many and small, young people seem to find trouble, let alone the elderly with bad eyes.
Someone also did a special survey for this, most of the medical instructions in 2022, their fonts are around 8, and the 8-point word looks okay on the computer, but if it is printed, its size is not as big as a grain of rice.
Such a design is difficult to see even with a magnifying glass, which greatly creates an obstacle when taking medicine, and also makes more and more people begin to pay attention to the problems on the instructions.
If you look closely at the content on the instructions, you will find that there are actually many contents in it that have nothing to do with ordinary people, and people without professional knowledge only need to look at the production date and use amount of the drug.
However, today's drug instructions are densely packed with a large number of words, and there is no lack of professional knowledge in them, which is basically only understood by professional medical personnel. Even the ingredients of the drugs are written in, or some chemical formulas, which not only have no effect, but are dazzling.
This is not the most outrageous, the most outrageous is that the dosage on the instructions has also changed, in the past, it was directly told people to take a few packets or a few tablets, but now these are not written, only how many mg the patient should take, that is, how many milligrams.
For most people, they don't know how much 1 mg is, and they have to go to the Internet to check the answer.
From the above situation, it seems that the role of the manual is more like that of a doctor, and ordinary people cannot get useful information from the manual, so basically what the doctor says, the patient will follow what he believes.
It is precisely because of this that some hospitals and pharmacies will be unscrupulous when prescribing medicines, sometimes with a small cold, go to the pharmacy to buy medicine and prescribe four or five kinds of medicines, and the price is not cheap, even if they take the medicine afterwards, they do not see that the condition has improved, and they are completely played by them in the "palm of their hand".
The box is big and the medicine is less
As for the reason why the pill box has become larger, it is actually easy to understand. Because if the pill box is made larger, it is conducive to uniform packaging and transportation.
When pharmaceutical companies produce drugs, different drugs will also use boxes of different sizes, which can not only standardize the packaging of drugs, but also facilitate manufacturers to print information on the box, but there is a big problem with this, that is, it will increase the cost of manufacturers, so the price of drugs will also increase.
However, this is not without any benefits, first of all, the manufacturer can print more information on the drug packaging, and the font on this will definitely be larger than the font on the instructions. The whole of the pill box will also look more atmospheric because of this, which will help the medicine to be placed in a conspicuous place for sale.
It is precisely because of this that in fact, it is not that there are fewer medicines in it, but that the packaging has become larger, and now basically a box of medicine is a course of treatment, which can just cure small causes such as colds and fevers.
So why don't pharmaceutical companies enlarge the instructions of drugs together by the way, after all, there are more drugs for the elderly in the mainland, and it is not uncommon for the elderly to encounter obstacles when they read the instructions, but no company chooses to solve this problem.
Because pharmaceutical companies also have their difficulties, the price of raw materials for making drugs has been increasing, and pharmaceutical companies want to ensure that the quality of drugs remains unchanged, and at the same time do not increase the price of drugs, they can only save costs in some places, among which packaging can be compressed.
If the words on the manual are made larger, first of all, the content must not be enough to print, and the stipulation is that these contents must be printed, such as adverse reactions and allergies, on the other hand, this is also a manifestation of responsibility to consumers.
And if you want to enlarge the font, it will not only increase the cost, but also lead to the consumption of resources. In the face of the relatively small font of the instruction manual, it is unfriendly to some middle-aged and elderly people, and it also makes many drug users feel troubled and inconvenient.
When designing the medicine box, the name and ingredients of the drug must also be displayed, and this information appears on the medicine box, which can quickly help medical staff judge the characteristics of the drug, so as to better prescribe the right medicine.
These practices of pharmaceutical companies are reasonable, but the situation of "big boxes and small characters" is not a good phenomenon after all, and it cannot become an industry Xi, how to reverse this situation?
How to deal with these problems?
In view of the defects in drug design, in fact, the relevant departments have long begun to pay attention to it and put forward some corresponding solutions.
In some areas of the mainland, in fact, the reform measures of drug instructions have long been implemented, so that they can add more information that ordinary people can understand when they are produced, and constantly simplify the instructions, and some of the dosages that people are curious about will be shown in a more prominent way.
After patients have a better understanding of the effect of drugs, they will be relieved to eat boldly and solve the problem of each medication.
The application of drugs is not only related to human health, but also a necessary means to treat diseases and alleviate various symptoms. The large font size of the box of the drug is relatively small, and this phenomenon has indeed become a very serious problem at present.
As consumers, we not only have the right to know about the use of drugs, but also pay special attention to the safety of drugs. Therefore, for pharmaceutical companies, the situation of small font size of the instruction manual should be solved, so that users can have a good experience.
Because the aging of the population is increasing, we should take meeting the reasonable needs of the elderly as an important part of our work, and be more considerate and considerate of the elderly, so that they can also enjoy the convenience brought by the development of science and technology.
epilogue
If you encounter a situation in life where you can't see the font clearly, teach you a simple way, that is, take a picture with your mobile phone and zoom in on the screen, which is not only convenient but also not wasteful.
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