ExpiDater® - Medication Expiration Date Calculator

Description

Co-developed by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and MED-PASS, Inc.   The ExpiDater® Medication Expiration Date Calculator is an innovative tool that allows health care practitioners to quickly and accurately determine the expiration date of medications that have ‘shortened’ expiration dating.   Proper dating of medications is crucial to efficacy and resident safety and, also, is a focus item of many surveyors.  Practitioners know the importance of proper dating, but sometimes may not have a calendar handy to make the proper expired medication calculation, and intend to mark the medication “later” only to be distracted by pressing resident care needs.   The ExpiDater® is portable, easy to use and designed to prompt the health care professional* to remember to “date and initial” all affected medications IMMEDIATELY upon opening, making it the ideal tool for helping ensure expiration dating.    See the FEATURES tab for usage details and additional features.   * Healthcare professionals that could benefit from the ExpiDater® include: Pharmacists Consultant Pharmacists Nurses Medication Aides Staff Development Quality Assurance Professionals    Valuable Promotional Tool Turn the ExpiDater® into a valuable promotional tool by adding a “label” with the name, logo and web page of your business in the large open space on side one.  Branding opportunities and bulk order pricing is available. To learn more, call 800-438-8884, ask for a member of the Pharmacy Team.

Features

Side One: Printed on the rim of the larger wheel is a calendar containing the months and days of the year.  The smaller rotating wheel shows the most common expiration date windows of the most common medications affected by a ‘shortened’ expiration date.   Side two Contains useful “quick reference” information and “tips” on common medication classes affected by shortened expiration dates: Injectable Diabetes Medications Nasal Sprays Inhaled Medications Ophthalmic Solutions and Multi-Dose Vials   Additional features: A magnet is affixed to side two that allows the ExpiDater® to be placed on a refrigerator, file cabinet or other metal surface for easy access.  The convenient size of the ExpiDater® (8-5/8" in diameter) makes it easy to insert into a folder or even into a “pocket” of the MED book or a manual.

Additional Info

Size	8-5/8 in diameter
Unit	Each
Published Revised	12/2012

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