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Weird question - pill cases?!

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I only have two Levothyroxine tablets - a 50mcg and a 25mcg, they are tiny, I take both in the morning. I have been looking into pill cases just because I hate the tablets on my bedside table - it reminds me of taking birth control pills when younger! I can only seem to find large pill organisers which are huge and hold lots of larger tablets. I'm looking for a nice slim compact one! Any ideas?

FYI incase you ask: I have two separate tablets rather than one 75mcg because my NHS GP would only give me 50mcg, at my latest TSH result of 3.7 "within range so no dose change" (1 to 5.5). I went to a private GP and she has added 25mcg to take it within range for IVF (TSH below 2.5). Retest in 6 weeks and then she will write a letter to my NHS GP stating the higher total dose of 75mcg is needed.

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Amazon have loads of diffent types, shapes and sizes or Boots have small round stackable pots about an inch across, that's what I use.

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Pharmacies often stock small weekly pill dispensers

nrshealthcare.co.uk/househo...?

Or eBay lists some

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luthien

If you just want to put the one morning's tablets in a container rather than use a weekly dispenser, I use one of these:

amazon.co.uk/Sistema-Dressi...

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silverfox7

I use two, one with larger compartments which I can get vitamins in but then smaller round one with 7 compartments for my daily medication. Only really use it on holidays for the thyroid side but use the VIT daily otherwise would be opening various bottles every day but I would like what sorts a local shop stocks, make notes then see if they would fit in with what you want/need.

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asidist

when i was taking only one dose daily and wanted something compact i was using this and it worked well for me, helping me ensure i didn’t accidentally miss or double a dose on any day (note, you may not get the pictured color):

EZY DOSE Weekly (7-Day) Pill Planner and Vitamin Organizer (Small) | Great for Travel | Assorted Colors amazon.com/dp/B007RZWGUI/re...

that’s a US link, but hopefully you can find a UK link for the same or similar through Amazon or another seller if that looks like it may meet your needs

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