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Use this when the patient's daily dose changes mid-supply.
Example: metformin titration → 1 tab BD (2/day) for 14 days, then 2 tabs BD (4/day) ongoing.
Use when the dose differs by day of the week.
Example: thyroxine 25mcg Mon–Fri (1 tab), 50mcg Sat–Sun (2 tabs of 25mcg). Or warfarin 3mg M/W/F, 4mg other days.
Pick the pack your supplier sells this in. Optimiser rounds up to whole strips.
Sum of all doses across the day (e.g. 20u morning + 20u night = 40u)
In-use expiry: typically 28 days from opening. Older = discard.