OTP supplies

More medication is going home under the expanded take-home rules — which quietly turns the take-home container into a frontline item. Here's what "supply-room ready" means: certified child-resistant bottles, matching caps, and enough depth of stock to keep up.

For an OTP purchasing team, the costliest supply gaps are the ones you can’t plan for. Here’s what a stockout really costs — and how consolidating to one dependable source makes spend easier to predict and budget.

A supply gap in an OTP costs more than the missing item — it costs staff time, certainty, and focus. Here's the hidden cost of running out, the "multi-vendor tax," and what one dependable single source actually looks like.

In an OTP, the dosing cup is one of the smallest tools in the room and one of the most important. Here's what makes a good dosing cup and why the details matter for accurate, hygienic dosing.

"CR" stands for child-resistant. Here's what CR-certified packaging actually means (PPPA, 16 CFR 1700.15), why it matters for take-home medication, and what to look for in a supplier.