Prescription bottle

Prescription bottles are containers that contain medicine prescribed by physicians. Prescription bottles are generally found in pharmacies.

ClearRx prescription bottles[1]
Ritalin dispensed from a prescription bottle.

History of Prescription Bottles

Prescription bottles have been around since the 19th-century. Throughout the 19th and 20th-centuries, prescription medication bottles were called medicinal bottles.[2] There are many styles and shapes of prescription bottles. They come in: cylindrical and round,[3] square,[4] rectangular,[5] oval,[6] and other shapes.[7]

Color

Prescription bottles come in several different colors, the most common of which being orange or light brown due to its ability to prevent ultraviolet light from degrading the potentially photosensitive contents through photochemical reactions, while still letting enough visible light through for the contents to be easily visible. Other common colors include: Clear (for compounds that don't degrade in light), blue, dark brown, green, and various opaque hues.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ClearRx: It all started with a strong dose of common sense.". Target Corporation. Target Corporation. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Lindsey, Bill. "Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes". Bill Lindsey. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Lindsey, Bill. Druggists "Round Medicinal Bottles" Check |url= value (help). Bill Lindsey. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Lindsey, Bill. Druggists "Square Medicinal Bottles" Check |url= value (help). Bill Lindsey. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Lindsey, Bill. Druggists "Rectangular Medicinal Bottles" Check |url= value (help). Bill Lindsey. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Lindsey, Bill. Druggists "Oval Medicinal Bottles" Check |url= value (help). Bill Lindsey. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Lindsey, Bill. Druggist Shapes "Other Shapes of Medicinal Bottles" Check |url= value (help). Bill Lindsey. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Why are Many Bottles Brown?". Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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