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

Date:
1901
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Licence: In copyright

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

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    With syrups and also ingredients not water, arrange in dispensing to rinse out the measure and leave it clean. A skilled dispenser shows very little traces of his work. Carefully clean and put away weights and scales after each operation. Hold the scales firmly by the left hand ; never lift them high above the counter ; and judge of the weight as much by the indicator as by the position of the scale. [This old-fashioned aphorism is dealt with in the next chapter.—Ed.] Select glass pans for scales—preferably of heavy make—and discard flimsy brass material, which corrodes speedily and becomes inaccurate. Learn to judge of the quantity to be weighed with tolerable accuracy : train the eye as well as the hand. If in doubt, always begin with that of which you have no doubt. Be rapid in manipulation. Finish wrapping, tying, or sealing quickly. Slow dispensing is bad dispensing, and arises either from deficient practice or want of knowledge. Never, when in a shadow of doubt, hesitate to ask advice from a fear of compromising your own dignity.