Pharmacy Practice: Calculating Days Supply

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Nebulizers

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Vials are discarded after use, so a partial vial cannot be counted more than once toward a day's supply.

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Expiration

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If a medicine will last longer than its expiration or beyond use date, the days supply is until the expiration day.

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Drops

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20 gtts/mL, but some insurers require less, so read the question to make sure.

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Topical

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You can use the general size of the area being treated.
"Rule of Hand": One gram will cover the area of about 4 flat hands from wrist to fingertips.