The Commonly Used First-aid Medicine Packaging Design For The Elderly

In China the trend of aging society increasingly obvious, the elderly have been given more and more attention of society. Most of the elderly body weak, emergent disease risk is higher, so the emergency medicine utilization rate is relatively high. Commonly used in drug consumption in the elderly, first-aid medicine consumption occupies larger proportion, and presents the rising trend year by year.Through the investigation and study, found that a lot of old people is commonly used first-aid medicine packaging design is not reasonable, improper packing volume, difficult to carry; Words on the package is too small, not easy to read; Packaging structure is complex, use is not so convenient, pharmaceutical packaging in terms of safety and convenience for the elderly planted hidden dangers. How for drug packaging design from the perspective of the elderly, enable drug in the treatment of diseases reflect social humanistic care for the elderly, at the same time achieve the humanization of elderly audience drug packaging a subject worth exploring.In emergency medicine packaging improvement design for the elderly, the first emergency medicine is commonly used for the old parts is too small, open means constant solution, by means of rotation or push-pull allow users to rapid one-handed take medicine as far as possible; Second, for emergency medicine volume is too small not easy to find and easy lost with problems such as add clip or wear rope hanging on the pharmaceutical packaging, easy to find; Again, for emergency medicine quantity control in the process of taking the inconvenience through improved packaging opening form and size design, make its emergency medicine packaging can make the elderly taking convenient, timely and safe.In the process of concrete practice of packaging design, the theory of emotional design to join first-aid medicine packaging design again, at the same time, combined with the elderly physiological changes needed, making it easier for old people in the use of emergency medicine, reflect social caring for the elderly and love, in the treatment of physical illness and give psychological comfort.