DOSAGES FOR OSCE

Question 1

PERIAPICAL DENTAL ABSCESS

Answer 1

5 day

AMOXICILLIN CAPSULES 500mg
take one capsule, three times daily for five days
supply 15 capsules

METRONIDAZOLE TABLETS 400mg
Take one tablet, three times daily for five days
supply 15 tablets
Avoid alcohol during the treatment and 48 hours after treatment

CLINDAMYCIN CAPSULES 150mg
take 150mg, four times daily for five days
supply 20 capsules

Question 2

ANUG/PERICORONITIS

Answer 2

3 day

METRONIDAZOLE TABLETS 400mg
Take 400mg, three times daily, for 3 days
supply 9 tablets

AMOXICILLIN CAPSULE 500mg
Take 500mg, three times a day, for 3 days
supply 9 tablets

Question 3

DRY SOCKET/OAC/SIALADENITIS/SINUSITIS

Answer 3

7 day

METRONIDAZOLE TABLETS 400mg
Take 400mg, three times daily, for seven days
supply 21 tablets

DOXYCYLINE CAPSULES 100mg
Take 2 capsules on the first day and then 1 capsule daily for seven days
supply 8 capsules

Question 4

CANDIDOSIS

Answer 4

7 day

NYSTATIN ORAL SUSPENSION 100,000units/ml
Take 1ml after food, four times a day for seven days
supply 30ml

MICONAZOLE OROMUCOSAL GEL 20mg/g
Apply a pea sized amount, after food, four times a day for seven days
80g tube

FLUCONAZOLE CAPSULES 50mg
Take 50mg, once daily for seven days
7 capsules

Question 5

DENTURE STOMATITIS

Answer 5

7 days

MICONAZOLE OROMUCOSAL GEL, 20mg/g
Apply a pea sized amount on the fit surface of a denture, after food, four times a day for seven days
80g tube

NYSTATIN ORAL SUSPENSION, 100,000units/ml
1ml after food, four times a day for seven days
30ml

FLUCONAZOLE CAPSULES 50mg
Take 50mg, once a day for seven days
7 capsules

Question 6

Angular cheilitis

Answer 6

MICONAZOLE CREAM 2%
Apply a pea sized amount to angles of the mouth, two times a day for ten days
supply 20g tube

SODIUM FUSIDATE OINTMENT 2%
Apply pea sized amount to angles of the mouth, four times a day for ten days
supply 15g tube

Question 7

HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS

Answer 7

ACICLOVIR TABLETS 200mg
200mg five times a day for five days
supply 25 tablets

CHLORHEXIDINE MOUTHWASH 0.2%
Use 10ml to rinse mouth for 1 minute and fully expectorate, two times a day for five days
supply 300ml

Question 8

HERPES LABIALIS

Answer 8

ACICLOVIR CREAM 5%
Apply to lesion five times a day for five days, to be applied to lesion approximately every four hours since first attack
supply 2g cream

Question 9

ULCERS

Answer 9

BETAMETHASONE SOLUBLE TABLETS 500micrograms
500micrograms dissolved in 20ml of water, four times a day for five days
supply 20 soluble tablets

BENZYDAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE MOUTHWASH (sugarfree) 0.15%
Gargle 1ml of mouthwash every 1.5 to 3 hours, for seven days
supply 300ml