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Organize a child's antibiotic doses from the label

  • For Parents and households
  • You practice Keeping the AI to your sources
  • Time about 5 minutes

About this exercise

Your daughter was prescribed a liquid antibiotic, and you want the doses on the fridge. Get exactly 3 numbered lines in plain text, under 70 words: 1. the dose and the two daily times; 2. the weekday and date of the last dose, using the pharmacist's change; 3. "Questions? Ask the pharmacist at 555-0128." Copy only what the label says, with no advice or side effects. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Missing the sticker. The AI follows the label's 10 days. Try: Add: "Use the pharmacist's change: 7 days."
  • No day math. The AI gives a date without showing how it counted. Try: Add: "Line 2: Nov 7 + 6 days = [date], evening dose."
  • Adding advice. The AI adds side effects, food tips or comments about stopping early. Try: Add: "Copy only the label. No advice or side effects."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for "under 70 words" and it often lands well over. Try: Cap each part: "each line under 16 words."
  • Leaving the format to the AI. The AI adds a title, bold labels and sub-bullets, which turns a quick note into a page. Try: Add: "Plain text, no bold, no headings, no intro."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Uses the pharmacist's change
  • Shows the day math
  • Rules out advice
  • Sets the number of lines
  • Sets a word limit

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