Turn a Childproof Pill Bottle Into an Easy-Open One

Childproof bottles aren't the annoyance they were when you were young, but they can still be a pain to open. Let me show you how to de-childproof a pill bottle with almost no effort.

child proof pill bottle

This may not be necessary for most bottles, but if you have arthritis, a broken hand, or other ailments—or just a particularly stubborn bottle—many pill bottles have a smaller "cap" under the main cap you see, so you just need to pry the top one off.  We've shared a few ways to do this before for many different bottle types, but this is just about the easiest yet—and doesn't require any extra tools.

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Of course, if you know ahead of time that a particular bottle is really hard to open, other redditors note that you can ask for normal bottle caps at the pharmacy, and most will give them to you childproof-free. Just make sure you keep them well out of reach of children, pets, and others that don't know better.