2 pills every 4 hours total 40 pills. What is the Days Supply?

by Dan Smith
(Shrewsbury, MA)

How many days if taking 2 pills every 4 hours

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Feb 15, 2021
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by: David

First, we have to assume that you will be sleeping for roughly 8 hours daily. That leaves 4 sets of 4-hour increments... so 4x4=16 hours.

If this medication needs to be taken around the clock, then you will be waking up every 4 hours to take your dose and the days supply will in fact be different.

I'll calculate the days supply for both scenarios.

Back to the first scenario. 2 x 4 = 8 pills per day (or 2 x 6 = 12 pills per day for the around-the-clock dosing).

You have a quantity of 40 pills in the prescription. 40 divided by 5 equals an 8 day supply.

In the second scenario, it would be a 3 day supply (40 divided by 12 = 3 with a remainder).

Thank you for your question, Dan!

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