Tony Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I actually suffered from CCD many years ago and at the time it was far from funny, in fact knowing what your checking if fine and was the first time you checked is as depressing as it gets. Anyway this image is from a non-sufferer i would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I have ocd tendancies too. I've just spent 2 hours sorting and re aligning the tools in my toolboxes so I can find them when I next do a job on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'd imagine they are packaged using a machine and are just randomly dropped in, I can't see people standing there making sure they all go in the right way! I guess they could've made them all one colour though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP09 Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I'd imagine they are packaged using a machine and are just randomly dropped in, I can't see people standing there making sure they all go in the right way! I guess they could've made them all one colour though. Absolutely. The whole process is automated:- add capsules into one hopper, the powder fill into another, and the capsules are filled and closed automatically. The bulk is then taken to the packaging line where the plastic blisters are formed, filled with capsules (at this point there is a light sensor to check that the blisters have been filled), then sealed and packed into cartons. Obviously, there are QA checks in the process, but there is no requirement for the capsules to be all one way... The different colours used are for identification - the combination of size, body colour/cap colour and printing (if any) is registered and is intended to assist identification of the medication and there are tables to do just that. (similarly for tablets - e.g. Warfarin - comes in 3 strengths 1mg, 3mg, 5mg - all are the same dimensions, but are colour coded brown, blue, red respectively to assist identification) HTH Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Doesn't the colour also represent time release if applicable to that tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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