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|Articles|February 1, 2011
Use PVC to fill prescriptions ASAP
Now you can fill prescriptions on the fly.
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For an easy way to dispense commonly used medications, prefill 10 or so labeled vials. Take a piece of PVC pipe just wider than the vials and screw it to a wall or the side of a cabinet. Then drop in the vials to create a Pez-like dispenser (left). Team members can then easily grab the vials to keep things moving during a busy day.
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—Dr. Robert Henrickson
Manhasset, N.Y.
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