https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/9425/dispensing-bottles Where do people get their ribbed oval dispensing bottles from? Ta en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/107918?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:07:48 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2198b39a-6140-42e9-8ea3-5777dcf60aefxhappysvn21x<p>sorry to bring this post back up. </p> <p>packaging of medicines seems to be changing all the time- a lot of medication arrives with/in the suitable containers. </p> <p>this is something i could get asked in the examinations. coloured flute bottles commonly used for topicals. does flute mean the shape? ribbed the same meaning? only thing that comes to my mind is the short brown plastic containers which arent typically used for topicals <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thinking_smiley.gif" alt="Thinking" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/89181?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:06:23 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:5f6f846b-11fc-444f-bbca-d003c69068aeSal the 1st<p>yes ribbed bottles were the original poison bottles - ribbed so they were easily distinguishable</p> <p>I know i tried ordering some from nvs about 2 -3 years ago and were on backorder for ages. When i got fed up of waiting and rang them up I was told they were discontinued - but as i was told the same about other items i had ordered when they were on backorder and i then sourced them easily elsewhere who knows <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/89180?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:54:17 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:4d30ad58-d81e-458d-a510-766a9b19f6a7Rachel Jayne<p>I&#39;m pretty sure that bottles had to be ribbed igf they contained something that shouldn&#39;t be injested, in an attempt to help people who were partially sighted/blind &amp; wouldn&#39;t be able to read any labelling...</p> <p>However, using click-lock caps is a requirement now too, so whether that superceeds the need for ribbing too, I don&#39;t know? </p> <p><img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/emotion-42.gif" alt="Confused" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/88793?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:12:57 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e1c657d7-f260-4f0a-ad10-a7ecbb4d628eVicky RVN<p>Thanks guys!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/88680?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:06:28 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:326be587-85f4-44ab-b1bc-450847b04b75Dawn Seabrook<p>We get Plain brown glass bottles from centaur have never used ribbed ones</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/88661?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:12:23 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:e1db0a18-5e57-4ff2-973e-d124a2799ce1Sal the 1st<p>I might be wrong but&nbsp;I thought the ribbed glass bottles had been discontinued some time ago?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/88627?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:22:45 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:812e8a3f-f80e-406d-9490-394195183d76Vicky RVN<p>Yep the glass ones!&nbsp; We use Centaur...anyone get them from there?&nbsp; Don&#39;t know what to find them under?&nbsp; Have searched ribbed/fluted on their order system but found nothing.</p> <p>Ta <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/88603?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:16:26 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:ae6c9fe5-4424-4b01-ab1f-662e9376ab34SmegSlayer<p>do u mean the glass ones?</p> <p>haven&#39;t used one in years but one practice i worked at had them and got them thru nvs</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>