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a pharmacy technician is processing a prescription for prednisolone with instructions to instill 2 drops in each eye four times daily for 14 days. how many 5-ml bottles should the technician plan to dispense?

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question 12

a pharmacy technician is processing a prescription for prednisolone with instructions to instill 2 drops in each eye four times daily for 14 days. how many 5-ml bottles should the technician plan to dispense?

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Calculate total drops required

Convert drops to milliliters

Determine number of bottles to dispense

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