So I discovered I could get to the pouch, ironically, by selecting the throw option. Even though you get the, "Can't reach," message, you can often still throw these items onto the floor, where you can then open them up.
+1 for this. Works great for this pouch, books, scrolls and the like, but potions shatter when you throw them.
As for that wretched Metallic Glove teasing us in Silvanus' Grove... Larian are trolling us!
