Have you ever opened your medicine cabinet and noticed how many prescription bottles seem to have the same familiar orange or amber color? It is such an ordinary sight that most people probably never stop to question it. Yet that distinctive color is not simply a matter of tradition, appearance, or a pharmaceutical company’s preference.
There is actually a practical reason behind the color—and it has to do with protecting the medicine inside.
The bottles commonly used for prescriptions are usually made from amber-tinted plastic. That color helps filter certain
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