[blparent] Measuring Medications

[Amanda Berkley]

Thanks for this! I think I'll give the syringe thing a try. It
shouldn't be hard to get someone to score the plunger for each
medication.

Thanks,
Amanda

On 1/28/18, Melissa Ann Riccobono via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> As previously stated, syringes for measuring medications are extremely
> helpful. They do come in all different sizes. You can get them from your
> doctor's office or a pharmacy. A 1 ML syringe would be best for infants.
> They also come in three ML, 5 ML, and 10 ML-perhaps bigger as well. The
> important thing is to have a sighted person put a notch in the plunger of
> the syringe at the correct dosage. Then you can either just pull the
> plunger
> up until you feel the notch, or you can fill the syringe completely full,
> and then push the plunger down until you feel the notch. You might want to
> experiment a little to see which works better. Some medicines are thicker
> than others so aren't sucked up as easily by a syringe so filling it full
> might be best. Some are thinner, so just pulling the plunger up to the
> correct dose works fine.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Melissa
>
>
>
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