Prescription labels on top of Braille

My mum was registered blind after many years of macular degeneration and she alerted me to other isssues that most people aren't aware of, such as coloured print on coloured labels where the lack of contrast makes stuff very difficult to read. Even with my glasses on and no MD, I often need a magnifying glass for such stuff.

So you actually learnt braille? Or is this all a bit hypothetical? :-). Possibly if you WERE blind the pharmacy would have taken note re. label placement?

Bags my pharmacy does this too and it utterly baffles me

Baggs

My mum was registered blind after many years of macular degeneration and she alerted me to other isssues that most people aren't aware of, such as coloured print on coloured labels where the lack of contrast makes stuff very difficult to read. Even with my glasses on and no MD, I often need a magnifying glass for such stuff.

My husband is colourblind and often has trouble reading coloured text on coloured backgrounds. Menus in badly lit restaurants are a particular problem.

ExaltedWombat, yes, I actually learned Braille. It's not difficult and has a lovely logic to its pattern. I can only read it slowly, one letter at a time because I'm not practising it all the time, but that is sufficient for what I want.

It baffles me too. Just why would a pharmacy (all pharmacists and those who work in their shops) not bear in mind at all times that there's a reason medicine packets have Braille on them?

Isn't that a part of their training?

The pharmacist I spoke to said she added a note to my account. My thought was: "why does my account need a note telling you I object to braille being covered with a label? Don't you already know this makes sense?"

I bit that response back and thanked her..... but Really!

Great that the pharmacist made a note on your records but, having had the error pointed out surely all labels for all patients should now be correctly placed

Nanny27

Great that the pharmacist made a note on your records but, having had the error pointed out surely all labels for all patients should now be correctly placed

Exactly! 👍

Not only the Braille can be hidden. I have had prescriptions that have no dosage instructions on the pharmacist’s label. However that is usually stuck over the instructions printed on the box.

The supermarket yellow labels (reduced) frequency seem to be stuck over the ingredients information - I've bought reduced stuff only to find I can't eat it because it contains an allergen I'm sensitive to. People seem not to think things through these days 😕

I never thought about braille part of the box.
My bug bare is how many labels do they need to stick on my collection bag? I counted four.
My friends pharmacy write her name, DOB, & address on her numerous labels that I have to redact all the info with a black marker pen.
If that info got into the wrong hands.. just saying 🤷‍♀️

I am of the opinion that in large and small company’s the responsibility for packaging and information printed on it is in the hands of fit, healthy 20 year olds.

They should give the responsibility to someone with 5 years to go before retirement.

This happens with a world famous eye hospital too!