[blparent] Accessibly measuring dropper medicine

[Donna]

Ask your pharmacy for a 1ml syringe & have the pharmist mark the plunger by cutting a notch just above what your child would get using the syringe vs the dropper that comes with the medication. 

Donna
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> What about some kind of timing? Do you have someone who can help by doing the 3 drops while you count offs? 
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> Jennifer J 
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>> On Jan 27, 2018, at 7:51 PM, Michael Baldwin via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Syringes in various sizes. I used a lot of 1ml ones for infant medications.
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>> Michael
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>>> On 1/27/2018 7:08 PM, Amanda Berkley via BlParent wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> 
>>> I was just wondering how someone blind would be able to measure out
>>> medicine that requires a dropper? For example, I have some gas drops
>>> for our little boy that say he only needs .3 marked on the dropper,
>>> but obviously I can't see the marking on the dropper, and can't feel
>>> the liquid inside the dropper to just score it. I was wondering if
>>> anyone else had any ideas on how to measure this out to make sure he
>>> gets the right dose.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Amanda
>>> 
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