Different length and different diameter, is the texture the same?
No, the desiccant is surrounded in hard plastic. You’d realize what it was as soon as you held it
Maybe not if you’re elderly and have diminished sensation and sight
I suppose this is true. If you somehow don’t feel the difference in your hand or in your mouth, you could swallow it by mistake.
On the flip side, The contents of that plastic container are just silica gel beads made for consumables so it should be mostly inert and pass right through. They say “Do not eat” on the package, but they’re not especially harmful if you do. The biggest risk is an intestinal blockage if you eat too many, but this is not likely to happen with a single mistake
I’m honestly surprised no one has developed desiccant inserts for the lids. Seems like it would be safer. They’re already stuffing polystyrene seals in the lid tops.
They do exist
If I’m not misunderstanding what’s shown in the picture then yeah, I’ve encountered something like this with one of my diet supplement bottles.
would not work with the quality seal, but I think an interesting solution would be to redesign the neck of the pill bottle with dessicants
Aside from being white it looks nothing like the pills
