blister pack
noun
variants
or less commonly blister card
1
: a package holding and displaying merchandise in a clear plastic case sealed to a sheet of cardboard
Thousands of products, from rubber bands to radios, are sold in blister packs, tight-fitting sandwiches of plastic and cardboard.—Ellen Ruppel Shell
2
: a card holding usually medicinal tablets or capsules that are individually packaged in a clear plastic case sealed to the card
A study presented to the American Heart Association found elderly patients taking high-blood-pressure medication were more likely to have prescriptions refilled on time if their drugs came in a blister pack. Unlike bottles, blister packs act as pill calendars—making it easier to determine when a pill has been taken.—David Bjerklie
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