I suppose it’s a strange thing to put medication cups on a blog of our favorite things, but, well, it was – for a few reasons. Mom took quite a lot of pills toward the end of her life. Luckily for us both, she didn’t usually have a problem downing pills on her own but, after a bout of pneumonia, she was prescribed what can only be described as horse pills. These things were huge; they were too big to even put in apple sauce and eat that way….
I tried crushing the pills, but that didn’t work too well. The antibiotics were just too hard to crush even in a pill crusher cup. We were stumped until I found the Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup seen below. This cup is absolutely necessary if there is anyone in your family who has anxiety about swallowing pills or who is prescribed a medication that cannot be crushed but has to go down.
The Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup had great reviews – that’s why I bought this particular medication cup. Just fill it with any liquid (apple juice was Mom’s favorite), put the pill in the spout, and drink away. The pill will go down without even noticing.
Oralflo Pill Swallowing CupCheck Price
While I was caring for Mom, I had 6 dogs in the house – all rescues. They were very well behaved as they sat under Mom’s kitchen chair waiting for crumbs to fall, which they always did. Unfortunately, what also fell periodically were pills I placed in her hand for her to swallow. You can imagine my horror when my 7 lb dog (shown above hitching a ride on Mom’s walker tray) swallowed a pill meant for Mom! Note: if this ever happens to you, call the HUMAN poison control immediately. Don’t call animal poison control as you have to pay $25 to even talk to a person. Always call human poison control. BTW, the dog was fine. Human poison control even called the next day to check in on her. Ah, but I’ve digressed….
So, I found that giving Mom her pills a few at a time in one of these little disposable pill cups worked perfectly well and fixed the problem of her dropping pills and possibly poisoning my dog. Now that Mom is gone, I use these little cups to organize my earrings and necklaces. Nothing goes to waste over here.
Medline Plastic Medicine Graduated Cups, 1 Ounce (Pack of 100)Check PricePaper Medicine Cups – 3/4 oz. – Model 67055 – Box of 250Check Price