Archival blue-black

[Hansrayner]

I Write Prescriptions and Medical documents all day, so my ink has to Archival.

 

I mix:

 

80cc Polar Blue (NOODLERS)

10cc Bullet proof Black (NOODLERS)

 

This gives a ver distinctive Blue Black that is now known to all my local Pharmacies, It is Blue enough so that no commercial ink matches it, and is black enough that it passes Muster on all Insurance and Govt Forms. It also does NOT reproduce on a color copier well.

 

Several Attempts to alter my Prescriptions have ended in jail time for the would be criminals. No commercial ink matchs mine and when they try to add to my existing script the attempt is beyond question.

 

Hans

[ccajackson]

Thanks for the recipe. I'll have to try the mix for my 'scripts. So far, I have used Lexington Gray and Upper Ganges Blue, and no calls from the pharmacy...yet.

 

Cheers,

C-C

Edited June 12, 2012 by saskia_madding

[ToasterPastry]

This is an interesting discussion. For one, I do not write prescriptions for narcotics. I used to, but there is no reason for a cardiologist to do so; so I don't. Secondly I think the nib that you write with, such as a stub or flex nib gives you such a distinctive manuscript, that it is difficult to copy. I have gone with Noodler's Zhivago green with a little extra emerald green added to it to give it more "green-ness." I find the flow and color to be both pleasing to work with and beautiful to look at. But I don't use that color to foil criminals. Now, to the discussion of criminals copying scripts for narcotics. Seems like the greatest abuser is not some street thug, but actually the office staff. Two of my medical assistants in my office were convicted of calling in narcotic prescriptions using the physician identification. And they got away with it for years. Sadly, this is practice is not isolated to my office. Once the recipient gets one sucker physician to write the prescription, the refill abuse starts.

Edited June 12, 2012 by saskia_madding