Ointment Math Calculation
1% HC oin sig: apply bid disp: 30gm
Notice that HC means hydrocortisone. The doctor has prescribed hydrocortisone 1% ointment. The doctor wants the pharmacist to dispense one tube of 30 grams. Then, the total quantity to be dispensed is either 28.35g or 30g depending on the pharmacy computer system. The sig says: apply to the affected area(s) twice daily The technician will have to guess the total days supply, which could be 20 days.
TAC (Triamcinolone) 0.1% oint sig: apply to affected area bid and do not apply to face 80 gm refills 2 What are the total quantity and the total days supply
TAC is the abbreviation for triamcinolone The doctor has prescribed triamcinolone 0.1% ointment 80gm The quantity to be dispensed is 80 grams as stated by the doctor. The sig says: apply to affected area twice daily and do not apply to face The technician will have to guess the total days supply, which could be 30 days.
Bactroban 0.5 g in each nare bid x5d disp: QS What are the total quantity and the total days supply
The doctor has prescribed Bactroban nasal 2% ointment. The package comes with 10 tubes and each tube has 1 gram of ointment. The sig says: apply 0.5 gram in each nare twice daily for 5 days Notice that nare means nose. So, the patient will apply 0.5 g in each nose twice daily. In other words, the patient will apply 0.5g * 2 noses * 2 daily, that is, 2 grams per day. The doctor wants the patient to apply the medication during 5 days. In turn, 2 grams * 5 days = 10 grams Then, the total quantity to be dispensed is 10 grams. In this case, the pharmacist will dispense the package with 10 tubes. The total days supply is 5 days as stated by the doctor. This drug is supplied in either a package of 1 tube or a package of 10 tubes.
What are the total quantity and the total days supply on the following Rx: HC 2.5% oint apply to skin qd x 1wk #60g
The doctor has prescribed Hydrocortisone 2.5% ointment. The regular tube size is 28.35 grams. The doctor wants the pharmacist to dispense 60 grams. In this case, the pharmacist will dispense 2 tubes. If 1 tube = 28.35 grams, then 2 tubes = 56.7 grams Then, the total quantity to be dispensed is 56.7g or 57g or 60g depending on the pharmacy computer system. The sig says: apply to skin every day for one week The total days supply is 7 days as stated by the doctor.
Bactroban nasal oint qty: 1 apply small amount to nares bid for 5 days
The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Bactroban nasal 2% ointment. Each tube has 1 gram of ointment. The sig says: apply small amount to nares twice daily for 5 days as directed The patient has to use two tubes per day during five days, that is, the patient will use a total of 10 tubes. So, the pharmacist will have to dispense 10 tubes. Each tube has 1 gram and, then, 10 tubes have 10 grams. So, the total quantity to be dispensed is 10 g The total days supply will be 5 days as stated by the doctor. This drug is supplied in either a package of 1 tube or a package of 10 tubes.
Xylocaine 5% oint apply bid What are the total quantity and the total days supply
The doctor has prescribed the brand-name drug Xylocaine 5% ointment, but the pharmacist will very likely dispense the generic version Lidocaine 5% ointment because Xylocaine 5% ointment has been discontinued. The regular size of this Lidocaine ointment is 35.44 g So, the total quantity to be dispensed is either 35.44g or 36g depending on the pharmacy computer system. The sig says: apply to affected area(s) twice daily The technician will have to guess the total days supply, which could be 20 days.
Mupirocin oint apply to nasal mucosa tid x2weeks #30g
The sig says: apply to nasal mucosa three times daily for two weeks The total days supply is 14 days as stated by the doctor. The doctor has prescribed Mupirocin ointment to be used in the nose, but the pharmacist will very likely dispense the brand-name drug Bactroban nasal ointment. Each tube has 1 gram of ointment. According to the directions, the patient has to use one tube three times daily for 14 days. In turn, the patient will use 3 tubes * 14 days which is 42 tubes. In this case, the pharmacist will dispense 42 tubes. If 1 tube = 1 gram, then 42 tubes = 42 grams. Then, the total quantity to be dispensed is 42 grams. It is worth noting that the doctor wrote 30g on this prescription, which means that the doctor wants the pharmacist to dispense 30 grams. But, the pharmacist has to make a decision: either dispense 30 grams as stated by the doctor or dispense 42 grams as indicated by the sig directions.
What are the total quantity and the total days supply on the following Rx: Acyclovir #15G apply to sores 5x a day
The sig says: apply to sores five times daily The total quantity to be dispensed is 15g as stated by the doctor. Notice that the doctor did not clearly state what type of acyclovir to give to the patient. But, the sig directions imply that the type of acyclovir is a topical medication. But, generic topical acyclovir does not exist yet. So, the technician will have to select the brand name Zovirax. There are two types of topical Zovirax: Zovirax ointment 15g and Zovirax cream 2g or 5g In this case, the pharmacist will dispense Zovirax ointment 15g because it matches the quantity prescribed by the doctor. As a note, Zovirax ointment is used for genital herpes and herpes skin infections while Zovirax cream is used for cold sores. The technician will have to guess the total days supply, which could be 5 days due to the frequency of use of the drug and the tube size of 15g
