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.—
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: 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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As with the Model G Dual Zone Grill, the griddle comes with a clearly marked blister pack of nuts and bolts and a ratcheting screwdriver with Phillips and flat head driver attachments.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
There might be some discussion in the baseball card community as to whether these blister packs were worth more closed than open, but that just might be a dash of hopeful optimism.
—Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
This collaboration isn’t simply nostalgia enclosed in blister packs.
—Nik Miles, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Unopened blister packs of Rohypnol, commonly known as roofies, and Valium were discovered in Wong’s possession, the notice said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
There might be some discussion in the baseball card community as to whether these blister packs were worth more closed than open, but that just might be a dash of hopeful optimism.
—Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
This collaboration isn’t simply nostalgia enclosed in blister packs.
—Nik Miles, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Unopened blister packs of Rohypnol, commonly known as roofies, and Valium were discovered in Wong’s possession, the notice said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blister pack
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“Blister pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blister%20pack. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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