MACE Medication Assistant Exam Prep

Category - MACE Test Prep

A bottle of opened eye drops is no longer considered:

  1. viable.
  2. sterile.
  3. stable.
  4. all of the above.
  5. none of the above
Explanation

Answer: B - Once a sealed bottle of eye drops is opened, they can no longer be considered fully sterile. Most ophthalmic solutions are manufactured in a sterile manner, but once opened microorganisms can find their way in.

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