High Street chain Boots has been criticised after some of its pharmacies told patients on multiple drugs that they can no longer have blister pack boxes, known as dosette boxes.
Weekly pill organisers can help users keep track of their daily medication and stay safe with pharmacists putting the tablets into individual boxes in the trays, each one indicating when they should be taken. But the BBC reports that Boots said the aids were "not always the most appropriate option".
The NHS says boxes are not always available for free on the NHS and they're not suitable for every type of medicine. The boxes, known in the industry as multi-compartment compliance aids (MCCAs), are delivered to patients' addresses. They have seals which, when broken, indicate whether the medication has been taken.
