Shame on you imodium & every generic as well. You say we shouldn’t be having trouble opening the packages. You KNOW we are. I have to use a curved sharp grapefruit knife. The FDA just requires single dose packages. There are plenty of meds in blister packs that are openable. Yours are not in that category.

Definitely a go-to when this problem occurs. I always carry one or two in my pill case as one never knows ... Works quickly and effectively, especially when traveling as I never know what crazy thing(s) I may eat or drink and how it'll affect my digestive system. You never want to have 'stomach' issues when traveling. (insert smiley face here)

Your consumers team should be ashamed of yourself, putting a package together with the foil back, it is impossible to get the pills out. Even cutting with a scissor still doesn't help much, put a easy pull foil on the back to pull off at one time, then let pills pop out with push of thumb, the way you have it now is impossible. Have your board members try to push them out during their board meeting. Maybe be you'd get a clue. For a Johnson and Johnson product this is a disgrace! You need to put a warning label on the front, Caution this has a foil backing making it difficult, Impossible for Elder to open! And we at Johnson and Johnson, don't care!!

I take Imodium for lactose-induced diarrhea. And now I read the very FIRST inactive ingredient is lactose - WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? I can no longer use your product because for me, it contains something my body believes is poison that makes me sick. Millions of people are lactose intolerant and should NOT use this product.

I use your product a lot unfortunately. It is the best anti diarrhea medicine I’ve found. However, it takes a stick of dynamite to get the darn pills out of the blister packaging. Almost impossible to do unless you have scissors to cut the package or a sharp instrument to pierce it. I don’t always have scissors on me. Please fix this or make an easier option for those of us who cannot manage the current packaging. FYI, I have no dexterity issues and am fairly strong. For this reason I gave you only 1 star. 5 stars for the medication and -4 for the packaging.

Imodium (loperamine) is the best product for controlling diarrhea but buy it in the tablet for that comes loose in a bottle. The tiny tablet is easier to swallow than the big rubbery gelcap and contains the same amount of the actual drug. And you don't have to use tools to extricate each gelcap from its hard-to-open sealed pocket. Putting this tiny drug into a big gelcap is just a marketing ploy; individually packaging gelcaps on cards in an unnecessary box may attract more attention on the sales shelf, and the naive consumer may think she is getting more for her money. Further, gelcaps will melt in a hot car and hog space if you carry basic meds and vitamins with you or use a container with a pocket for each of the seven days of the week. Generally a bad idea based on greed.

The regular Imodium works great for me. Since I had part of my small intestine removed I rely on Imodium to stay under control. The softgels were a very bad experience. i took one softgel with a couple of other pills and the softgel ruptured. I had stinging in my throat and tears in my eyes. I tried flushing my mouth with water but it only helped a little. A couple of minutes later when I blew my nose again, the softgel case was ejected. No more softgels for me.

The product works very well for me. I get fast relief. But I must say the packaging is terrible. They are so hard to get into...even when breaking the corner off and peeling the foil back. Please put these in bottles or a better packaging that can be easily opened. Nothing should be this hard to get into.

After reading countless complaints about the blister packaging and experiencing the same issues myself, I am switching brands. Since Imodium won't respond to comsumer complaints, there are other options available where soft-gels come loose in a small bottle. I just can't believe a packaging change from the blister package to loose in the bottle would have any complaints. Why not make it easier for your customers?

What concerns the most is the lack of dosage and frequency of use on the container. If that information is on there the font is so tiny that even with reading glasses I could not see it. My wife got me a pack of Depends on Tuesday (18 in a pack) and she just went back to the store for another pack. Hereafter I'll never get sof-gels again I do trust the caplet to work in one dose. Packing is an important point that you must work on. Many elderly folks rely on this product (me included) for occasional use. Can I take to many? Can I take them too close together? I'm very disappointed.