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A WATER BOTTLE WITH PIGGY BACK PILL DISPENSER: You would think that those of us on a daily regimen of pills would always have on hand a bottle of water along with a stocked pill dispenser. But traveling complicates matters, especially in locations where bottled water is essential. Sometimes I just assume I’ll be able to buy a bottle along my route, only to be out of luck. But what if I made sure I always started the day (or better yet, made sure the night before) that I had in hand a full bottle of water and a loaded pill dispenser — ideally placed together ready to go? A company called Asobu has gone one better with the all-in-one Pill Organizer Bottle. A plastic pill dispenser with seven snap-open compartments slides snuggly into (and out of) a niche on the outside of a wide-mouth 20-ounce BPA-free plastic water bottle. The bottle’s screw-on top doubles as a portable 6.5-ounce cup. Tiny plastic pegs built into the bottle keep it from rolling around while you are removing pills or refilling compartments. Each compartment is embossed with a raised initial (as well as braille equivalent) for the day of the week. Just make sure to fill the bottle with water, bottled or otherwise, ideally the night before, and confirm your pills also are loaded up, then head out prepared. The bottle I tested did not leak or crack (a particular concern, since pills were “attached” and the plastic pill dispenser is not watertight. If you are worried about the pills getting wet, just slide the dispenser out and carry separately. The Asobu Pill Organizer Bottle is transparent, with a choice of five colors for the matching screw-top-cup and pill dispenser: black, blue, yellow, red or pink. The pill compartments are on the small side, so you won’t be able to load them with multiple large capsules. There’s no provision for pills taken at different times of the day (although you could carry a day or two’s worth if you rigged up a stick-on labeling system). I wish the bottle had a handle or carry strap. Many companies sell pouches and straps designed to carry water bottles. so you could buy that separately.
Asobu Pill Organizer Bottle is $12.99 at www.asobubottle.com as well as from other online retailers.
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