When Amber Johnson from Mustang, Oklahoma, bought her usual pills from a department store, she hadn’t been expecting anything unusual to happen.
But then, she opened it and looked inside – those pills weren’t the ones she usually purchased.
Instead of the usual green tablets, she found a mess of crushed pills that weren’t even from the same brand.
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It didn’t make any sense, as the bottle was intact when she purchased it and was sealed pristinely.
Immediately, Johnson got in touch with the manufacturer to report what had happened.
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The person who Johnson contacted was just as surprised by the contents of the bottle.
The brand of pills that had wound up mistakenly in this bottle weren’t made at the same plant and had no way of getting there.
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In the meantime, the department store removed the bottles from the shelves until the issue is solved.
Johnson’s main concern was that tired buyers might assume that the manufacturers had changed the form of their pills and would take the medicine anyway, which could have harmful effects.
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In the case of this bottle of pills, the mix-up wouldn’t have resulted in serious repercussions.
But in other cases, illegal drugs could be smuggled in ordinary pill bottles and end up in the hands of a customer.
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One could become addicted to opioids by accidentally ingesting them this way.
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If you take over-the-counter medications, it’s important to ensure that you’re taking the right ones and that you don’t compromise your safety or health by ingesting tablets that appear damaged or different from usual.
Stay safe!
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