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What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
NTG patch 0.2mg/hr
sig: apply qam and d/c qhs
#10
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NTG is the abbreviation for nitroglycerin.
The total quantity to be dispensed is 10 patches as stated by the doctor.
The doctor has prescribed nitroglycerin transdermal system 0.2mg/hr with 30 systems. The package comes with 30 patches, but the pharmacist will open the package and dispense 10 patches as requested by the doctor.
The sig says: apply one patch every morning and discontinue at bedtime
The total days supply will be 10 days.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
Nitrate patch 0.2 mg
disp: 30
apply patch qam and remove 14 hours later
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The total quantity to be dispensed is 30 patches as stated by the doctor.
The doctor has prescribed nitroglycerin transdermal system 0.2mg/hr with 30 systems. The package comes with 30 patches. So, the pharmacist will dispense one package, that is, 30 patches as requested by the doctor.
The sig says: apply one patch every morning and remove 14 hours later
The total days supply will be 30 days.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
Flector 1.3% patch
aaa bid
disp:60
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The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Flector 1.3% patch.
The total quantity to be dispensed is 60 patches as stated by the doctor.
The sig says: apply 1 patch to the affected area(s) twice daily
The patient will use 2 patches per day.
The total days supply will be 60 divided by 2 which is 30 days.
It is worth noting that the box comes with 30 patches. In this case, the pharmacist will dispense two boxes.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
Flector patch
disp: 14
1 patch 2 times a day 7days
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The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Flector 1.3% patch.
This medication is supplied in a sealed box. The box has 6 resealable envelopes. Each envelope contains 5 patches. So, the sealed box has a total of 30 patches.
The doctor wants the pharmacist to dispense 14 patches. In this case, the pharmacist will open the box and dispense 3 envelopes.
Since each envelope has 5 patches, the total quantity will be 15 patches.
The sig says: apply 1 patch twice a day for 7 days
The total days supply is 7 days as stated by the doctor.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
Androderm patch 5 mg
AAA HS (90 day x0)
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The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Androderm transdermal system. The box comes with 30 transdermal systems, that is, 30 patches.
The sig says: apply one patch topically at bedtime as directed
The doctor wants the pharmacist to dispense enough patches to last 90 days.
The total days supply is 90 days as stated by the doctor.
The patient will use one patch daily at bedtime.
Then, the total quantity to be dispensed is 90 patches.
In turn, the pharmacist will dispense 3 boxes of 30 patches each.
But, it is worth noting that most insurance companies may not want to pay for 3 boxes all at once. Then, the patient will have to get one box of 30 patches this month and the other two boxes in the following two months.
In this case, the total quantity prescribed would be 90 patches, but the total quantity dispensed would be 30 patches and the total days supply would be 30 days.
It is worth noting that the active ingredient is Testosterone, a male sex hormone.
It is also worth noting that Androderm is a C-III drug.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
Transderm scop patch
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i q 3 days behind ear
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The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Transderm scop 1.5 mg patches.
The total quantity to be dispensed is 5 patches as stated by the doctor.
The sig says: place one patch every three days behind the ear
The patient will use 1 patch every three days, but the doctor has prescribed 5 patches. So, five patches will last 15 days.
The total days supply is 15 days.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
scopolamine patch
#1
apply evening before surgery
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The doctor has prescribed scopolamine patch, but the pharmacist will very likely dispense the brand-name drug Transderm scop 1.5mg patch.
The quantity to be dispensed is 1 patch as stated by the doctor.
The sig says: apply the patch behind the ear in the evening before the surgery
The days supply is just 1 day.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
Transderm-scop 1.5 mg
PT72 apply behind ear for motion sickness
qty: 4
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The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Transderm scop 1.5 mg patches.
The sig says: apply one patch behind the ear every 72 hours for motion sickness
In other words, the patient will use one patch every three days.
The doctor wants the pharmacist to dispense 4 patches. Then, the total quantity is 4 patches.
Now, the total days supply will be 3 days * 4 patches which is 12 days.

What are the total quantity and the total days supply for the following Rx:
clonidine patch 0.3 mg
1 qweek
#4
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The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Catapres-TTS-3 transdermal system, but the pharmacist may dispense the generic version Clonidine 0.3 mg transdermal system.
The box comes with 4 patches.
The total quantity is 4 patches as stated by the doctor.
The sig says: apply the patch to a hairless area on the upper arm or chest once a week
Another way to type the sig is: apply one patch to skin once a week
The patient will use 1 patch every week. The doctor has prescribed 4 patches. In this case, the total days supply will be 28 days.