You are a pharmacist working in the surgery based pharmacy. The GPs need to cut down on the number of special order items that are issued on prescription in order to save costs. Melatonin is one such drug, melatonin can be ordered from a pharmacy’s regular supplier as the brand Circadin® 2mg modified release tablets which cost £15.39 per pack of 30 tablets whereas 1mg tablets that cost £89.96 for 60 tablets when ordered through a ‘specials’ supplier. At the moment there are 7 patients who are currently prescribed melatonin 1mg tablets, one to be taken twice a day. These 7 patients could be appropriately switched to Circadin 2mg. If the prescribers start to issue Circadin®, one to be taken once a day, how much will the practice save on all the patients with this change after 90 days?
You are a pharmacist working in the surgery based pharmacy. The GPs need to cut down on the number of special order items that are issued on prescription in order to save costs. Melatonin is one such drug, melatonin can be ordered from a pharmacy’s regular supplier as the brand Circadin® 2mg modified release tablets which cost £15.39 per pack of 30 tablets whereas 1mg tablets that cost £89.96 for 60 tablets when ordered through a ‘specials’ supplier. At the moment there are 7 patients who are currently prescribed melatonin 1mg tablets, one to be taken twice a day. These 7 patients could be appropriately switched to Circadin 2mg. If the prescribers start to issue Circadin®, one to be taken once a day, how much will the practice save on all the patients with this change after 90 days?
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You are a pharmacist working in the surgery based pharmacy. The GPs need to cut down on the number of special order items that are issued on prescription in order to save costs. Melatonin is one such drug, melatonin can be ordered from a pharmacy’s regular supplier as the brand Circadin® 2mg modified release tablets which cost £15.39 per pack of 30 tablets whereas 1mg tablets that cost £89.96 for 60 tablets when ordered through a ‘specials’ supplier. At the moment there are 7 patients who are currently prescribed melatonin 1mg tablets, one to be taken twice a day. These 7 patients could be appropriately switched to Circadin 2mg.
If the prescribers start to issue Circadin®, one to be taken once a day, how much will the practice save on all the patients with this change after 90 days?
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