Do Pill Organizers Keep Pills Fresh?

Many people taking at least one type of prescription drug find it beneficial to use pill organizers. Pill organizers help the person taking pills to stay on track and remember which pills are taken when so medication is taken consistently.

Significance

• Pill organizers can be daily, weekly or monthly. They have slots where pills are placed as a reminder to take them that given day, such as morning, noon and evening, or daily for a week or month. Pill organizers are helpful in keeping pills in one place and serve as a reminder when pills need to be taken.

Benefits

• Besides keeping pills centralized, pill organizers also help keep pills fresh as long as they close tightly. Pill organizers with snap-shut lids are designed to keep pills fresh by not exposing them to the atmosphere. Also, pills have long expiration dates, so they usually will stay fresh until that date no matter where they are placed.

Expert Insight

• According to the article "The Right Prescription," pill organizers are recommended by doctors because they help patients organize pills --- although they don't necessarily remind them to take those pills.