All proparacaine and tropicamide bottles were 15ml. For proparacaine, an average of 68.9% of the medication (10.8ml) remained unused and on average 520 days remained until the manufacturer's expiration. For tropicamide, an average of 70.1% of the medication (11.0ml) remained unused and on ...
On a recent weekday, Berkowitz sorted through bins and boxes of medication in a back hallway of the hospital’s pharmacy, peering at expiration dates. As the pharmacy’s assistant director, he carefully manages how the facility orders and dispenses drugs to patients. Running a pharmacy is like...