The art of dispensing : a treatise on the methods and processes involved in compounding medical prescriptions.

Date:
1888
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Credit: The art of dispensing : a treatise on the methods and processes involved in compounding medical prescriptions. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    foot, the hand holding the bottle may cover them, or a hurried person may overlook them. At the shoulder they will be read first. Moreover, it frequently happens that the patient will only tear off the upper part of the wrapper ; hence a label at the bottom of the bottle in this case would be of no avail, because not seen. Another plan which is equally efficient, and neater, is to have 'Poison' and 'Shake the bottle'printed on the labels. One series of lotion labels may be had with ' Poison,' at the top, and another series without. In the same way, mixture labels may be had of two series—one with a plain ' The Mixture,' and the other with ' Shake the bottle before using' printed immediately below ' The Mixture,' or at the bottom of the blank space. Orange-coloured paper is very commonly used for poison labels, and is undoubtedly very distinctive ; but it has one disadvantage. When used for liniments of an oily nature, the labels are apt to get stained, and the stains almost completely hide the printing and writing. Capping Bottles.—In capping bottles with leather it is a good plan to soak for a short time in Hme water (which bleaches it), or even in plain water. Crimson paper is generally used for capping (in the manner shown in the accom- panying figure), but it is now largely giving way to Hunt's pleated caps. If you tie on a cap with string, form a loop knot, so that string HOW TO MAKE A PLEATED PAPER aud Cap may bc re- CAP EXTEMPORANEOUSLY. UlOVCd tOgCthcr. One thing at a time.—Never have two prescriptions