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    Medication Day Supply Guides

    56 drug-specific worked examples for the most common pharmacy day supply searches: insulin, GLP-1 injectables, inhalers, eye drops, and refill calculators.

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    Alabama Days Supply Cheat Sheet

    One printable page with the days supply math Alabama pharmacies check at the bench and on every insurance claim.

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    • Tablets, capsules, and tapers using the whole number rounding Alabama pharmacies expect
    • Insulin vials and pens, with units per package worked out for you
    • Inhalers, puffs, eye drops, and mL to drops conversions
    • The same math taught in the ALBOP approved technician training program from Dalton Pharmacy

    The days supply calculator stays free. Built by Tyler Dalton, PharmD.

    Insulin day supply

    Lantus, Humalog, Tresiba, Novolog, and other insulins. Units per vial or pen divided by daily units.

    Lantus
    insulin glargine
    Example: 33 days →
    Humalog
    insulin lispro
    Example: 17 days →
    NovoLog
    insulin aspart
    Example: 33 days →
    Tresiba
    insulin degludec
    Example: 30 days →
    Levemir
    insulin detemir
    Example: 19 days →
    Basaglar
    insulin glargine
    Example: 24 days →
    Toujeo
    insulin glargine U-300
    Example: 30 days →
    Fiasp
    insulin aspart
    Example: 33 days →
    Apidra
    insulin glulisine
    Example: 20 days →
    Humulin N
    NPH insulin
    Example: 25 days →
    Humulin R
    regular insulin
    Example: 25 days →
    Novolin N
    NPH insulin
    Example: 67 days →

    GLP-1 & injectable diabetes

    Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Wegovy. Weekly dose counting and pen math.

    Ozempic
    semaglutide
    Example: 28 days →
    Wegovy
    semaglutide
    Example: 28 days →
    Mounjaro
    tirzepatide
    Example: 28 days →
    Trulicity
    dulaglutide
    Example: 28 days →
    Victoza
    liraglutide
    Example: 30 days →
    Rybelsus
    semaglutide oral
    Example: 30 days →
    Bydureon BCise
    exenatide extended-release
    Example: 28 days →
    Zepbound
    tirzepatide
    Example: 28 days →
    Saxenda
    liraglutide
    Example: 30 days →

    Inhaler day supply

    Albuterol, Symbicort, Breo, Spiriva. Actuations divided by puffs per day.

    Albuterol HFA
    albuterol sulfate
    Example: 25 days →
    Symbicort
    budesonide/formoterol
    Example: 30 days →
    Advair HFA / Diskus
    fluticasone/salmeterol
    Example: 30 days →
    Breo Ellipta
    fluticasone/vilanterol
    Example: 30 days →
    Spiriva
    tiotropium
    Example: 30 days →
    Flovent HFA
    fluticasone
    Example: 30 days →
    Trelegy Ellipta
    fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol
    Example: 30 days →
    ProAir HFA
    albuterol sulfate
    Example: 67 days →

    Eye drop day supply

    Latanoprost, timolol, Restasis. mL to drops, both eyes, and frequency.

    Latanoprost
    latanoprost
    Example: 25 days →
    Timolol
    timolol maleate
    Example: 25 days →
    Restasis
    cyclosporine
    Example: 15 days →
    Lumigan
    bimatoprost
    Example: 25 days →
    Prednisolone Acetate
    prednisolone acetate
    Example: 25 days →
    Combigan
    brimonidine/timolol
    Example: 25 days →

    Tablet refill calculator

    Metformin, lisinopril, gabapentin. Quantity divided by tablets per day.

    Metformin
    metformin
    Example: 30 days →
    Lisinopril
    lisinopril
    Example: 90 days →
    Atorvastatin
    atorvastatin
    Example: 90 days →
    Gabapentin
    gabapentin
    Example: 90 days →
    Amoxicillin
    amoxicillin
    Example: 7 days →
    Prednisone
    prednisone
    Example: 7 days →
    Synthroid
    levothyroxine
    Example: 90 days →
    Eliquis
    apixaban
    Example: 30 days →
    Xarelto
    rivaroxaban
    Example: 30 days →
    Tramadol
    tramadol
    Example: 15 days →
    Suboxone
    buprenorphine/naloxone
    Example: 30 days →

    Other injectables

    Lovenox, testosterone, and hospital/retail injectables.

    Lovenox
    enoxaparin
    Example: 30 days →
    Depo-Testosterone
    testosterone cypionate
    Example: 28 days →
    Depo-Medrol
    methylprednisolone acetate
    Example: 1 days →

    Topicals & creams

    Estrace, AndroGel. Grams per application math.

    Estrace
    estradiol vaginal cream
    Example: 149 days →
    AndroGel
    testosterone gel
    Example: 30 days →
    Triamcinolone Cream
    triamcinolone acetonide
    Example: 15 days →
    Clobetasol Propionate
    clobetasol propionate
    Example: 15 days →

    Transdermal patches

    Nitroglycerin and patch wear schedules.

    Nitroglycerin Patch
    nitroglycerin transdermal
    Example: 30 days →
    Fentanyl Patch
    fentanyl transdermal system
    Example: 30 days →
    Lidocaine Patch
    lidocaine 5% transdermal patch
    Example: 10 days →

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