As I took my daily dosages of Entocort (small pink capsules) and Pentasa (large blue capsules) and Augmentin (flat oval shaped white tablet, similar to cipro in color, shape and size), I wondered about whether the manufacturers of these IBD meds color and shape them in such a way that they are not confused with each other by IBD patients who foreseeably are taking more than a few of these meds. The color contrast with Entocort and Pentasa is striking; yet the antibiotics cipro and augmentin could be could be confused with one another as the tablets have a similar color, size and shape. Do you think the manufacturers of these meds consider the needs of IBD patients in distinguishing the appearance of these meds from one another, and in deciding how to color and shape the pills, capsules or caplets to give them a unique or distinctive appearance?
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I don't think the manufacturers give a moment's thought to this. They do like to give brand-name medications a distinctive appearance, though.
Originally Posted by Scott F:
I don't think the manufacturers give a moments thought to this.
Pretty thoughtless of them. I can recall back in the 1990s when my Grandfather had early onset Alzheimer's and a few other health ailments and had to take many pills every day. He would forget to take his pills, or confuse one with another. He probably took about 10 pills in all. So we bought him this pill dispenser and each pill was put in its own compartment of about 10 different ones so he would not get confused. My father would have to go to his house every day and refill the pill dispenser, although eventually a home health aide was hired as Grandpa's condition declined and his Alzheimer's advanced.