Free pharmacy tech tools
For the things the pharmacy system won't work out for you: insulin by the unit, sigs over 4 times a day, tapers, and the “can it stay out of the fridge?” question. Every answer shows the math.
- Insulin & GLP-1 days supply calculatorDays supply from the pens you dispense, or how many boxes and pens to give for 30 or 90 days.
- Out-of-fridge & expiration guideHow long insulins, GLP-1 pens and antibiotic suspensions last once opened, mixed or out of the fridge.
- Taper calculatorTotal tablets and days supply for steroid tapers, including steps over 4 tablets a day.
- Days supply calculatorTablets, liquids, eye drops, inhalers, and sigs over 4 times a day.
- Drug class guideWhat each drug class treats and how it works, in plain words, with the name endings that give it away.
- Sig codesType a Sig and see it in plain words, plus the full abbreviation list.
Built by a working pharmacy technician. These tools are for reference: check the product in hand, follow your pharmacy's policy and the plan's rules, and ask the pharmacist when in doubt.
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Plain-English guides to days supply, insulin and the questions patients ask. Read the blog
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