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Old 03-10-2017, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jima64 View Post
They don't stock everything because of the cost factor keeping all meds used in stock.
True, but a community this size and age probably goes through a gallon or two of liquid morphine/week. Let's see---3785 ml/gallon, 5ml twice a day x 7 days = 70 ml, or about 1 gallon for every 54 patients on it (out of 130,000)---I think they can stock it