SCRANTON, Pa. — Two Pennsylvania pharmacies – Family Prescription Counter in Duryea, and Better Health Pharmacy & Wellness in nearby Olyphant – have become among the first in the U.S. to offer SnapSlide prescription vials. The packaging technology features a unique sliding closure that eliminates the need to push down and twist, making it significantly simpler to open, dose and close for seniors, individuals with arthritis, and patients with limited hand strength or dexterity – all while maintaining official levels of child resistance.
The SnapSlide vial system has received international recognition for its patented design and patient-friendly operation, earning multiple awards for both innovation and sustainability in the plastics and packaging industries. SnapSlide, LLC is headquartered in Jessup, PA – which, like the two pharmacies adopting the solution, is in the Scranton-Wilkes Barre area – and was launched by two state residents: Rocky Batzel, CEO/Inventor, and Chason Sordoni, COO/Co-Founder.
“Customers are responding very positively to SnapSlide because it combines child-resistant safety with ease of opening,” said Eric Pusey, owner of Better Health Pharmacy & Wellness. “This new design helps individuals with arthritis, limited hand strength, and other dexterity challenges manage their medications more independently.”
“The initial supply was met with an incredibly positive response,” said Chris Hampel, owner of Family Prescription Counter.” There are more people out there than I realized who have difficulty with something I took for granted all these years: having easy access to their medication. SnapSlide provides the solution.”
Notably, the SnapSlide closure has proven to be substantially more popular regardless of dexterity issues. In focus groups, nearly 90% of consumers preferred SnapSlide to conventional vial closures. Two-thirds reported they would be more loyal to brands adopting SnapSlide - and likely to switch to a competing brand if theirs did not incorporate the solution.
Patients filling prescriptions at either pharmacy can now request SnapSlide vials for eligible medications, helping reduce frustration, increase independence, and support enhanced medication adherence.
“We’re excited to see this solution reach patients everywhere, beginning with those in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre market, where the product was born, said Chason Sordoni, chief operating officer at SnapSlide
. “Independent pharmacies often lead the way in adopting meaningful changes that truly impact patient lives, and we’re proud to partner with Family Prescription Counter and Better Health Pharmacy & Wellness.”
