A container configured for mountable engagement with a vial (14") comprising: a receptacle portion and an engagement portion, the receptacle portion comprising a generally upstanding cylinder having a base, an upstanding wall, and a top wall; the top wall including an insertion portion comprising a slit configured to receive a single flat strip-shaped article into the receptacle portion; the insertion portion further comprising a pair of generally planar and rigid opposing surfaces tapered inwardly from an exterior to the slit, the slit being generally defined in the area where the tapered opposing surfaces converge, the tapered opposing surfaces being configured to facilitate alignment of a flat strip-shaped article for insertion through the slit into the receptacle portion, the interior surface at the insertion portion being contoured in accordance with the inwardly tapered opposing surfaces to define an interior deflector configured to deflect any loose flat strip-shaped articles contained within the receptacle portion from accidental alignment with the slit which would cause free extraction of said article; the engagement portion comprising: an opening at one side of the receptacle portion configured to receive at least a portion of a vertically oriented vial, the opening comprising a concave portion that matches at least a portion of the exterior contour of said vial, a retention structure configured for receiving the vial either laterally or vertically, and a support platform extending laterally from the base of the receptacle portion, the support platform being configured for supporting the vial within the retention structure. a receptacle portion and an engagement portion, the receptacle portion comprising a generally upstanding cylinder having a base, an upstanding wall, and a top wall; the top wall including an insertion portion comprising a slit configured to receive a single flat strip-shaped article into the receptacle portion; the insertion portion further comprising a pair of generally planar and rigid opposing surfaces tapered inwardly from an exterior to the slit, the slit being generally defined in the area where the tapered opposing surfaces converge, the tapered opposing surfaces being configured to facilitate alignment of a flat strip-shaped article for insertion through the slit into the receptacle portion, the interior surface at the insertion portion being contoured in accordance with the inwardly tapered opposing surfaces to define an interior deflector configured to deflect any loose flat strip-shaped articles contained within the receptacle portion from accidental alignment with the slit which would cause free extraction of said article; a generally upstanding cylinder having a base, an upstanding wall, and a top wall; the top wall including an insertion portion comprising a slit configured to receive a single flat strip-shaped article into the receptacle portion; the insertion portion further comprising a pair of generally planar and rigid opposing surfaces tapered inwardly from an exterior to the slit, the slit being generally defined in the area where the tapered opposing surfaces converge, the tapered opposing surfaces being configured to facilitate alignment of a flat strip-shaped article for insertion through the slit into the receptacle portion, the interior surface at the insertion portion being contoured in accordance with the inwardly tapered opposing surfaces to define an interior deflector configured to deflect any loose flat strip-shaped articles contained within the receptacle portion from accidental alignment with the slit which would cause free extraction of said article; the engagement portion comprising: an opening at one side of the receptacle portion configured to receive at least a portion of a vertically oriented vial, the opening comprising a concave portion that matches at least a portion of the exterior contour of said vial, a retention structure configured for receiving the vial either laterally or vertically, and a support platform extending laterally from the base of the receptacle portion, the support platform being configured for supporting the vial within the retention structure. an opening at one side of the receptacle portion configured to receive at least a portion of a vertically oriented vial, the opening comprising a concave portion that matches at least a portion of the exterior contour of said vial, a retention structure configured for receiving the vial either laterally or vertically, and a support platform extending laterally from the base of the receptacle portion, the support platform being configured for supporting the vial within the retention structure.