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Originally Posted by Zoggite 
The best "tip" i ever read about for helping to check scripts was "read the script out loud", especially when dispensing and checking on your own (saturdays etc...): apparently, it's a different part of your brain that processes the information from your eyes, and that from speech & hearing; so, even if your eyes have convinced you that the box of amlodipine 5mg you've picked off the shelf is right for your script, when you hear yourself say "amiloride 5mg", you'll realise your mistake...
As they say in a certain supermarket: "Every little helps!"  |
Yes, I like that, and from what I know of neuroscience - which isn't much - singing the name might be even better!!