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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