Ease-of-Use: Rexam 1-Clic Prescription Vial

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   The ArthritisFoundation’s Ease-of-Use Commendation recognizes products proven to make lifeeasier for people who have arthritis and other physical limitations. Theseproducts are independently tested by experts and evaluated by people witharthritis. I have been asked to review a number of Ease-of-Use products duringMay, Arthritis Awareness Month in the US. My mother, who has moderate osteoarthritis in herhands, is helping by testing some of these products, as well. 
Have you ever get bested by a bottle of prescriptionmedication? Y’know the childproof ones that require you to hold the cap downand turn at the same time. I've never been able to open those. And there youare, pain shooting into the stratosphere, the meds that can help you so near,yet so far away. Wouldn't it be nice if someone invented a bottle forprescription medication that was easier to use?
Well, someone has. More specifically, Rexam developed the1-Clic Packaging System and it has received a Arthritis Foundation Ease-of-UseCommendation. Aside from the audible click that tells you whether the bottle isproperly closed, this brilliant invention approaches a secure prescriptionbottle in another way. To open this one, you press down the tab just below thecap and turn the cap with your other hand.
Lucy was part of the assessment



"That’s easy!" Said my mother upon trying it. Ibelieve that for the majority of people with arthritis, it would be. Very easy,as well as childproof in the same way that the regular prescription vials are.

However, for people like myself who live on the extreme endof the continuum with severe damage and deformity in their hands and verylimited strength and dexterity, it may not be. I had a lot of trouble topressing the tab. My left thumb could do it, but it hurt and as for my rightthumb? Fuhgeddaboudit. My pharmacist gives me this type of caps on my vials,but they could be problematic if you have kids in the house.
Overall, this product is a definite improvement on what'spreviously been available.
edit: there have been a couple of comments remarking on how this tab system looks hard for aching fingers. I want to clarify that I think you have to be very wrecked in order not to be able to use it. My thumb joints are just that: very wrecked and unstable to boot. I think my problem relates more to the instability than the pain and other damage. It's worth giving it a try to see if it'd work for you - once the tab's down even a tiny bit, the cap turns easily.

Other bloggersinvolved in reviewing Ease-of-Use products are Felicia Fibro, Peachy Pains and Dog in the Dorm: Life with Holden.