Why does the pharmacist add these little ticks/checkmarks with a pen on my medication box?
Why does the pharmacist add these little ticks/checkmarks with a pen on my medication box?
For a second, I thought "maybe they indicate which bits of the braille are relevant" and then I took a long walk and thought about my life choices.
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They're comparing to the actual medication to make sure they're giving you the right thing.
Ahh, so it's like they're reading from the order/prescription, and say "ok he needs pregabalin - tick - and it's 150mgs - tick - and it's hard capsules - tick", or something to that effect?
Prega-check
Balin-check
150mg-check
She balin on my 150mg till she prega
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Yup. Medication can have pretty similar names for wildly different drugs, so just doing a little due diligence to make sure you don't grow a third ear or something
It is so bad that there is literally a publication of frequently confused drug names (pdf).
Package size as well