eli5: Why do some pills come loose in a bottle like Tylenol, while others are in separate pouches?

Question

Why do some pills, like Tylenol, come in a loose form inside a bottle, while others are individually packaged in separate pouches?

Is this because some pills are more abused/misused? Does size play a factor? Small Pill = Different packaging.

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Answer 1

it’s also location based

where I live – all meds (almost all!) come individually packaged (in foil pop-out sheets). It has to do with the legal regulations for pharmacist errors, etc