She explained: "If you've ever been mildly annoyed that whenever you open some medication, you're confronted by a massive leaflet, it's always the opposite side of the expiry that you should open the medication.".
'Life-changing' hack to open medication packages and avoid the leaflet Say goodbye to fiddling with the pesky paper leaflet when opening new packs of medication with this nifty trick.
She first showed the side where the expiry date was printed, and then turned the box around to open it from the other side – revealing two strips of paracetamol with no leaflet wrapped around them.
It contains vital information about your medication, including the active ingredients, how to take it, potential side effects, precautions to take when using it, what to do if you miss a dose, possible interactions with other medicines, and information on storage and expiry dates.
If you've ever been left wrestling a medication box open, be it a prescription or over-the-counter item, you've probably come face-to-face with a lengthy piece of paper known as a Patient Information Leaflet (PIL).
