Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.

Cold storage, light protection, date on the vial. Boring, removes half the variables.

Reconstitution arithmetic is only half the problem. The other half is what was in the vial. Same for me with piracetam, unfortunately.

Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism.

Fees like that are charged by the carrier, not the state, which is why they are hard to contest.