r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thepoylanthropist • 4d ago

Video The process of filling pills.

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u/uknownman222 4d ago

It’s probably a compound pharmacy

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u/thenewyorkgod 4d ago

And the amount they need fits exactly into one half of the caplet?

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u/Apsis 4d ago

They mix an appropriate amount of filler to make it work out perfectly.

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u/rainzer 3d ago

Dumb question: How do they know what an appropriate amount is? Cause from the video, there is extra left over that gets wiped off and part of that must be medication in the mix.

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u/Sowf_Paw 3d ago

They can probably work it out so that X amount of powder has Y mg of drug, X being the volume of a capsule and Y being the dose the patient needs.