Question

question 22

a pharmacy technician is calculating the days supply for a 5-ml eye drop bottle. the prescription instructs the patient to instill 1 drop in each eye twice daily. which of the following is the days supply for this bottle?

25 days
20 days
10 days
15 days

Explanation:

Convert bottle volume to total drops

Using the Drop to Milliliter Conversion and Ophthalmic Calculations knowledge points

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Calculate daily drop usage

Using the Ophthalmic Calculations knowledge point

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Calculate days' supply

Using the Days Supply Calculation knowledge point

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Answer:

• (A) 25 days (Correct answer)
• (B) 20 days
• (C) 10 days
• (D) 15 days