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May 30, 2021
Pataday 0.2% (2.5ml) SIG: Int 1 gtt ou qpm. How long with this therapy last with these directions and size?
Pataday 0.2% (2.5ml) SIG: Int 1 gtt ou qpm.
May 30, 2021
Vistaril 50mg capsules Question: How many capsules should be dispensed?
A prescription for vistaril 50mg reads: take 100mg every 12 hours for 14 days. The pharmacy has 50mg capsules in stock. How many capsules should be dispensed
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May 29, 2021
Half tablet
Take 0.5 tablet on Monday’s and 1 tablet every other day. #90. What is the days supply?
Apr 30, 2021
Xanax Filled on February 23rd
I had my prescription for 90 Xanax 1 Tablet 3X Daily filled February 23rd When is the earliest date for my refill?
Apr 06, 2021
Jim has to give medicine to his cat every morning for the next 28 days. How many weeks is this?
Jim has to give medicine to his cat every morning for the next 28 days. How many weeks is this?
Mar 07, 2021
I get 60 pills and take one every 6 hours. When is my refill due?
I get 60 pills and take one every 6 hours. When is my refill due?
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Mar 07, 2021
How many pills do I need if the prescription says Take 2 Tablets PO Twice A Day for 30 Days?
How many pills do i need if the prescriptions says, 2 tablets twice a day for 30 days?
Mar 07, 2021
Liquid Medication 120ml, take 5ml once a day-What is the days supply?
If you are prescribed 120ml and you are supposed to take 5ml in a day. How many days will that last you?
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Mar 07, 2021
MetroGel vaginal gel 70g
One applicator (37.5 mg of metronidazole/5g cream) intravaginally b.i.d. What is the days supply?
Mar 07, 2021
What is the days supply
Synthroid 88 mcg Qty: 30 Take 88 mcg on Monday and Friday alternating with 75 mcg all other days. What is the days supply?
Mar 07, 2021
Gabapentin 1 at bedtime for 90 days #90 tabs. When can I refill this?
What is the earliest time I can get this filled?
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Feb 23, 2021
How many days will my meds last?
I have 42 pills. It is prescribed to take 1 every 8 hours as needed. How many days supply is this?
Feb 23, 2021
60 days supply
Rx: Alendronate 5 mg Sig: i tab po q3d How many tablets are required for a 60 day supply?
Feb 15, 2021
2 pills every 4 hours total 40 pills. What is the Days Supply?
How many days if taking 2 pills every 4 hours
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Feb 12, 2021
Ultram 50mg, 1 po qam. How do I calculate the days supply when there is no quantity?
How do I get or calculate for the days supply where the quantity is not given?
Feb 12, 2021
How is days supply calculated when you have multiple dosage options?
I am prescribed 56 oxycodone HCI 5mg and it says take one or two tablets by mouth every 4 hours as needed for severe pain or pain so I'm sure it's not
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Feb 05, 2021
100 tablets 1 tablet by mouth in the morning and 2 tablets by mouth in the evening
100 tablets 1 tablet by mouth in the morning and 2 tablets by mouth in the evening
Feb 02, 2021
Walgreen Override
A couple of years ago, either my insurance or a Walgreen's rep referred me to the Walgreen override due to the expensive Rx I had to take. I did use it
Feb 02, 2021
Certified pharmacy technician refresher courses
I graduated in November of 2013 from Everest College in San Francisco. I have never had the oppurtunity to work in a pharmacy. Is there somewhere I can
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Feb 02, 2021
Average time for the preparation of an IV admixture
I need to know the acceptable average time spend by a Pharmacy Tech in the preparation of an IV admixture.
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Feb 02, 2021
what are the DUR codes for WI?
what are the codes and procedures for insurance billing in RX30?
Feb 02, 2021
Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% FTV
What does FTV stand for in the phrase Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% FTV. We use Sodium Bicarbonate frequently in emergency medicine, but I have never seen the
Feb 02, 2021
Pharmacy Technician certified refresh course or internship
I am pharmacy technician and away from work for sometime, I have current license to work as a pharmacy technician I need to get like internship in hospital
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Feb 02, 2021
How long should these last? #135 pills, 1.5 tabs every 4 hours
If I have 135 pills and I take 1.5 every 4 hours,how much days supply is that?
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Jan 30, 2021
Premarin Vaginal Cream 30 gram tube 1.5 grams vaginally twice weekly Days Supply?
What days supply will you enter for a 30 gram tube of conjugated estrogen 0.625mg vaginal cream, if the RX directions are Insert 1.5 grams vaginally twice
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Jan 30, 2021
days supply question: NS IV @100CC per hour with 10 MEQ KCL/L added?
Doc orders: NS IV @100CC per hour with 10mEq KCl/L added Avail: KCl 20mEq/10mL single use vials Determine how many vials would be sent to the unit for
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Jan 28, 2021
How long should these last?
If I have 135 pills and I take 1.5 every 4 hours,how much days supply is that?
Jan 28, 2021
What is the best method to calculate this quantity? Capsule Titration
1 cap PO TID for 7 days, 2 caps PO TID for 7 days and 3 caps TID as tolerated. 3 months and 3 Repeats.
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Jan 25, 2021
MIXED RX Days Supply Question
AMOXICILLIN 1 GM, PREVECID 30 MG AND VIOXIN 50 MG TAKE TOGETHER AM AND PM FOR 14 DAYS WHAT IS DAYS SUPPLY
Jan 25, 2021
Please Help With This Two-Part Days Supply Question
2 tablets, 3 times per day Days supply = 14 Tablets per bottle 15 How many full bottles are needed? How many additional tablets?
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Jan 18, 2021
Refills for Xanax/Zolpidem/Flexeril
I was diagnosed with PTSD by the VA years ago. I can use my local provider for med refills / doctor visits due to a program called The Choice Program that
Jan 18, 2021
Pharmacy Insurance Rejections Questions-Is the pharmacy required to call my prescription insurance when there is a non-matched cardholder ID rejection?
Hello, I went to CVS Pharmacy and my insurance card was rejected 5 times for a non-matched cardholder id. Is there any set limit for a rejected card before
Jan 18, 2021
Patient's Cost of Medication per Week at $75.00 for 300 Tablets?
A patient's drug cost her $75.00 for 300 tablets. What is her cost per week at 2 tablets per day?
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Dec 25, 2020
INFORMING FAMILY MEMBERS OF PHARMACY COPAYS
The son of an ALF resident is requesting information on Medicare D copays for processed claims. There is no verification of POA. Is releasing that information
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Dec 20, 2020
Content Website Monetization Plan
Content Website Monetization Plan-A roadmap for other content websites to make them more profitable
Dec 10, 2020
Dosage Calculation
A prescription reads for amoxicillin 250mg/5ml ii capsules to start, then i capsules tid for seven days. The numbers of capsules needed are a. 22 b.32
Nov 25, 2020
How many pills have I taken of Baclofen: 4/day for 36 days?
If I take 4 baclofen a day for 36 days how many have I taken?
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Nov 22, 2020
Prior Authorization Rejection
This page covers what a Prior Authorization is and why it happens.
Nov 22, 2020
MD
Pharmacist insists he cannot prescribe Adderall brand to my patient unless I mark DAW which is always cumbersome in my e-prescription platform. Is this
Oct 19, 2020
2 Tablets= 3 days supply?
In my prescription, it says 1 tablet orally once, instr: take now and repeat in 3 days. My question is , I have only 2 tablets and why would it say days
Oct 07, 2020
Air Force Pharmacy Technician 4POX1
Air Force Pharmacy Technician 4POX1: Requirements, Training/Basic School, Mandatory Knowledge,
Sep 29, 2020
Mirria
I am new to the health/prescription insurance world. My question is: When an insurance company rejects a claim with: Denied code 22 missing/invalid DAW/product
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Pataday 0.2% (2.5ml) SIG: Int 1 gtt ou qpm. How long with this therapy last with these directions and size?
May 30, 21 12:09 PM
Pataday 0.2% (2.5ml) SIG: Int 1 gtt ou qpm.
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Vistaril 50mg capsules Question: How many capsules should be dispensed?
May 30, 21 12:01 PM
A prescription for vistaril 50mg reads: take 100mg every 12 hours for 14 days. The pharmacy has 50mg capsules in stock. How many capsules should be dispensed
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Half tablet
May 29, 21 11:43 PM
Take 0.5 tablet on Monday’s and 1 tablet every other day. #90. What is the days supply?
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Xanax Filled on February 23rd
Apr 30, 21 11:52 PM
I had my prescription for 90 Xanax 1 Tablet 3X Daily filled February 23rd When is the earliest date for my refill?
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Answer please
Apr 06, 21 11:39 PM
2 tablets 4x per day for 7 days supply needed means
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Jim has to give medicine to his cat every morning for the next 28 days. How many weeks is this?
Apr 06, 21 11:34 PM
Jim has to give medicine to his cat every morning for the next 28 days. How many weeks is this?
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I get 60 pills and take one every 6 hours. When is my refill due?
Mar 07, 21 08:06 PM
I get 60 pills and take one every 6 hours. When is my refill due?
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How many pills do I need if the prescription says Take 2 Tablets PO Twice A Day for 30 Days?
Mar 07, 21 08:03 PM
How many pills do i need if the prescriptions says, 2 tablets twice a day for 30 days?
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Liquid Medication 120ml, take 5ml once a day-What is the days supply?
Mar 07, 21 08:00 PM
If you are prescribed 120ml and you are supposed to take 5ml in a day. How many days will that last you?
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MetroGel vaginal gel 70g
Mar 07, 21 07:55 PM
One applicator (37.5 mg of metronidazole/5g cream) intravaginally b.i.d. What is the days supply?
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