or do they have some sort of machine that counts them for them?
how does this machine work, since pills come in all different shapes and sizes?
2007-05-05 14:43:29 · 7 answers · asked by worldpeace 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Wow, weird question...
We count some pills by hand, some by scale, and some by a robot...
On the scale, we scan the bottle's label and the scale knows the weight of each pill
The robot has calibrated cells that we fill with each type of medication and it counts the pills into bottles using vaccum and pressure
Hope this helps...
Oh and ...we do touch them sometimes...sorry
2007-05-05 14:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by Cassandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, most of the time, it's the pharm tech who does the actual counting.
There are special counting machines. Also, you can use a specially programed scale. You scan the UPC on the bottle, and it knows how much each tablet weighs, and it will tell you how many tablets you have.
2007-05-06 07:10:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
larger pharmacies (mail order, institutional, and big retail outfits) have machines to do the counting. Most of us still count by hand.
There are different machines out there. Some utilize lasers to count. Others do it by weight.
2007-05-07 07:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha no i did my coop in a pharmacy. they use these machines that they pour the pills into which count the pills. good question tho. lol.
2007-05-05 14:52:12 · answer #4 · answered by Dustin H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do not touch the pills but have a little device to sort them while counting so basically by hand.
that's at walgreens.
2007-05-05 14:50:33 · answer #5 · answered by susan e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my clinic we do it all by hand. Well we don't touch them, we have a little thing that looks like a butter knife and a special tray we use.
2007-05-05 15:47:19 · answer #6 · answered by bluestarcat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
robats
DeVry teaches you to repair them
2007-05-05 14:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by Verwirrte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋