Maxalt Melt

The above product, Maxalt Melt, is a drug manufactured by Merck, to treat migraines and comes courtesy of Adrian Bailey. Now, I have to agree with him that the product is RIDICULOUSLY packaged. He says:

"Each tablet is individually foil wrapped, put in its own sachet, enclosed with another two sachets in a blue plastic box, and two boxes are put in a carton."

My assumed rationale behind this amount of packaging: I see all this packaging for the purpose of convenience and safety. Surely, an aluminum blister pack is sufficient to keep a product away from oxygen or away from water. But a sachet too? I would assume that the blue box is to keep the product protected in your purse - but if the product is already in a blister pack and a sachet, surely you don't need the blue box. At this point, I would think that it becomes a pain for the patient to get to the actual drug.

Alternative considerations: Get rid of the blue box and the sachet. Place all the tablets into a blister pack sheet of 6 or 12 with perforated edges and place into a box. Because this is a behind the counter item, how the box looks is not important.

The product is manufactured by Merck. To give them some feedback about this product, see below:

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