GPhC Qs Flashcards
How long do you retain signed orders for?
2 years from date of supply
EMERGENCY SUPPLY
PATIENT REQUEST?
immediate need
previously prescribed
appropriate dose
5 days- phenobarbital/schedule 4/5
EMERGENCY SUPPLY
EEA ES
NOT ALLOWED?
SCHEDULE 1/2/3
EMERGENCY SUPPLY PATIENT
ENTRY?
DATE
NAME/QUANTITY/FORM/SRENGTH
NAME+ADDY OF PATIENT
NATURE
EMERGENCY SUPPLY
PATIENT LABELLING?
DATE NAME/QUANTITY/FORM/STRENGTH ANME OF PATIENT NAME+ADDY OF PHARMACY 'EMERGENCY SUPPLY'
VET
‘KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN’ ‘must’ lol
EMERGENCY SUPPLY PRESCRIBER
REQUIREMENTS
PROVIDE SCRIPT IN 72HOURS
NO CDS 1/2/3 (except pheno)
EMERGENCY SUPPLY PRESCRIBER REQUEST
ENTRY?
DATE NAME/QUANTITY/FORM/STRENGTH NAME+ADDY OF PRACTITIONER NAME+ADDY OF PATIENT DATE PRESCRIPTION AMEND ENTRY, INCLUDE DATE PRESCRIPTION RECEIVED
WHAT CDs REQUIRE DENATURING?
RETURNED/EXPIRED/OBSOLTE
SCHEDULE 2/3/4 (part 1)
SCH 2/3/4 RETURNED
AUTHORISED WITNESS NEEDED?
NO,
just witness to see is preferred, myna
EXPIERD CD
AUTHORISED WITNESS REQUIRED?
YES, ONLY IF SCHEDULE 2!
3? Good practice, etc…
patient returned cd entry?
NO, KEEP it separate, but record destruction yes
EXPIRED STOCK ENTRY?
RECORD FOR SCHEDULE 2 CDs
CDs, bank holiday coming up, prescription wording wag1?
Instalments due on days when the pharmacy is closed should be dispensed on the day immediately
prior to closure
Methadone+contraceptive pill?
Should be calm
Fluclo, breastfeeding?
Ery preferred
Warfarin+miconazole?
Inhibitor, INR increases, bleed
Theophylline, patient stopped smoking?
Reduce dose
Ibuprofen dose 3 year?
100mg TDS
Paracetamol dose 7 year old?
240-250mg QDS
Vaginal thrush treatment?
Fluconazole/itraconazole/clotrimazole/minconazole
Etc
Bacterial vaginosis treatment?
Metronidazole
Fungal nail infection?
2 nails max, tips/sides only
1-2 times a week amorofline, 18+
yellow/distored, crumblish
Fever+chicken pox?
Give paracetamol, not ibuprofen
infection risk L
dabigatran labelling?
read additional info!
swallow whole, do not chew or crush!
topiramate labelling?
sleepy, don’t drive/use tools/machines
do not stop taking this med!!!! (anti-epileptic)
+kidney stones? cool
alendronic acid dosing?
10mg OD or 70MG WEEKLY
70MG OD is an L
risk, osteonecrosis, fractures, auditory canal
metformin+next intensification
bladder L, takes trimethoprim UTI, needs to lose weight?
Pioglitazone L bladder
Flozin L urine
Sulphonylurea L weight gain
GLP-1? HMMM
Child
Clenil+SABA+next up?
LTRA
Under 16, UPSI 2 days, best contraceptive, doesn’t wnna see anyone?
Ulipristal, any child bearing age (but IUD probs best)
Trimethoprim+Methotrexate?
bone marrow suppression L, anti-folate, blood counts
teratogenic btw, avoid in pregnancy, UTI no!
How often do you clean spacers?
Once a month
mild detergent
air dry, no rinse
DO NOT USE A CLOTH INSIDE!
Wipe detergent off mouthpiece obvs
How often do you replace spacers?
6-12 months
END OF LIFE
Diamorphine, preferred, route?
Syringe driver
Meds contraindicated syringe route?
Chlorpromazine
Prochlorperazine
Diazepam
Cyclizine
Levomepromazine
skin reactions L
Animal bite?
Co-amoxiclav
OR
Doxy+metro (allergy)
Animal scratch?
Flucloxacillin
Cyclophosphamide/alkylating agents
BIG BOY RISK?
Neutropenia
contraception during+3 months after
Cisplatin- during+6 months after
Sespsis in children symptoms?
dry nappies
Crying
clinging
mute :|
profound bradycardia?
bisoprolol? really?
stage 1 hypertension, <55, >10% cvd risk?
ACE/arb gogo
Vincristine route?
IV, neurotoxicity risk otherwise
VET prescription years?
5 years
Ring worm, yute arm, treatment?
Clotrimazole
What drugs cause hypercalcaemia?
Hydrochlorthiazide
Thiazide-like
Lithium
Excess vitamin A/d/calcium
palpitations+feeling faint, sign of?
HYPOKALAEMIA
SALBUTAMOL+CORTICOSTEROIDS
ABCDE
SSRI, hypo?
hyponatraemia
signs of hyponataraemia?
nausea
headache
irritability
seizures
HIGH TSH, LOW T3/T4, WHAT IS THAT? TREATMENT?
hypothyroidism
levothyroxine
C diff. treatment order?
Relapse in 12 weeks of resolution?
Relapse after 12 weeks?
Life threatening?
Oral vanc
Oral fidaxo
Relapse in 12 weeks of resolution?
fidaxomicin
Relapse after 12 weeks?
vancomycin/fidaxomicin
Life threatening?
vanc+ IV metro
PYELONEPHRITIS, AVOID?
RENALLY CLEARED DRUGS PROBS
COPD exacerbation, penicillin allergy? purulent sputum
Doxy 200mg first day, 100mg OD +4 days
+ prednisolone 30mg 5 days
Animal scratch?
Fluclo apparently
Apixaban
DVT/PE general treatment?
10mg BD 7 days, 5mg BD maintain
Apixaban
VTE prophylaxis after knee surgery?
2.5mg BD 10-14 days
APIXABAN
VTE prophylaxis after hip surgery?
2.5mg BD 32-38 days
APIXABAN 2.5MG BD DOSING CRITERIA?
> /= 133 creatinine
> /= 80 years
= 60kg
Boostrix, pertussis, protects you from?
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOPING
COUGH
CHLAMYDIA TREATMENT?
AZITHROMYCIN 1G STAT OR DOXYCYCLINE 7 DAYS OR ERYTHROMYCIN 14 DAYS
antibiotic myna penicillin allergy, thrush?
fluclo, might as well give it :|
be a MAN! (or woman)
SICK DAY RULES?
SADMAN
SGLT ACE DIURETICS METFORMIN ARBS NSAIDS
SICK DAY RULES diabetes
SICK?
SUGAR- increase bgm, (some anti-diab drugs dose increase)
INSULIN- NEVER STOP! (bar SADMAN) (possible dose increase)
CARBS- adequate hydration+carbs
KETONES- type 1, check every 2-4hrs, EXTRA rapid acting insulin dose! wow
gap between 2 different eye drops?
5mins
CARER, ONCE DAILY INSULIN?
Determir (OD/BD)
Degludec
Glargine
isophane?
insulin the mixes?
Biphasic, multiple, with meals, duh!
swollen ankles?
CCBs!
CLOZAPINE MONITORING?
leukocytes, blood counts
weekly first 18 weeks, then fortnighly till year, then monthly
look out for intestinal obstruction/constipation!
MUSCLE ACHE STATINS?
creatine kinase?
STATINS HEPATIC L?
ALT levels
STROKE PREVENTION
CHA2-DS2-VAS SCORE?
WHEN DO YOU TREAT?
C congestive HF Hypertension Age 75+ (2) Diabetic Stroke/TIA (2) Vascular disease- dvt, aneurysm, etc Age 65-74 Sex- female
When is thromboprophylaxis NOT needed?
Men= 0
Women= 1
TREAT?
>/= 2,
men 1? consider…
MHRA
only report the serious, adverse effects?
is codeine constipation established? yes
DKA, FLOZIN, REPORT TO MHRA
DKA, SLGT, REPORT?
YEAH PROBS :z
Lithium+antidepressants risk?
Serotonin syndrome
C
A
N
ikykyk
breakthrough pain?
1/10th to 1/6th
MORPHINE dose increase?
1/3 to 1/2
QUNINE INDICATION
NOCTURNAL LEG CRAMPS 200-300 mg ON
MALARIA
Not the best, side-effects, tinnitus, QT prolongation
Can take 4 weeks to work, review every 3 months
amiodarone+digoxin interaction?
bradycardia risk
what is duty of candour?
being honest when things go wrong
How long do you retain private scripts?
2 years, date of supply!
BISOPROLOL CAUTIONARY LABEL?
Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells you to stop
RIVAROXABAN CAUTIONARY LABEL?
Take with or just after food, or a meal
Warning: Read the additional information given with this medicine
digoxin yellow vision, toxicity, mangement?
withdraw. specalist, a&E?
digoxin specific antibody
K+ sparing diuretic also helps, as hypokalaemia potentiates toxicity :(
Hypoglycaemia treatment?
15-20g sucrose/glose
3-4 heaped spoons sugar (in water?)
150-200ml juice
NOT diet coke lol
HYPOGLYCAEMIA- SYMPTOMS?
SWEATING LETHARGIC DIZZINESS HUNGER TREMOR TINGLING LIPS PALPITATIONS EXTREME MOODS PALE
MASTITIS TREATMENT?
Flucloxacillin 10-14 days
Erythromycin 10-14 days
EVIDENCE HIERARCHY ORDER?
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS RCT COHORT CASE-CONTROL CASE SERIES/REPORTS
Methotrexate, what drug to avoid?
Trimethoprim, bone marrow L
METHOTREXATE+NSAIDs?
reduces mtx clearance, but just monitor more, calm
methotrexate contraception monitoring?
during+ 6 months
What is the 6-in-1 vaccine?
DTPHPHs
DIPTHERIA TETANUS PERTUSSIS HEPATITIS B POLIO HAEMOPHILIUS INFLUENZA B
emergency supply insulin, brand not in stock, action?
other pharmacies?
any brand? :O
Some are by brand, eg. glargine, careful
insulin prescribing?
UNITS PLEASE TY
PRIVATE CDs?
Use standardised form (vet excluded)
Send to NHS
Prescribe POMs separately (so you can retain 2 years)
needs ‘prescriber ID number’ not reg hmm
pom REGISTER?
2 YEARS FROM LAST ENTRY
private prescriptions?
repeatable, not NHS
repeat, repeat once, dispense total twice
private prescription, oral contraceptive?
can repeat 5 times, dispense total 6 tiems
private script, dispense within?
6 months, rest repeats doesn’t matter
private script schedule 4, dispense within?de
28 days, rest repeats no limit
desogesterl depression?
side-effect
desogestrel+phenytoin?
L
SCHIZO
HALOPERIDOL+RISPERIDONE TRIED, L, WHAT’S NEXT?
CLOZAPINE!
WARFARIN+CLARITHROMYCIN INTERACTION?
Increases INR, adjust dose, monitor
MACROLIDE BRUH
ibuprofen 3 year old?
100mg TDS
PARACETAMOL DOSE 10 YEAR OLD?
480-500MG QDS
WHAT IS THIS?
VERRUCA
Pressure areas, sole of feet, painful, black spos
WHAT IS THIS?
Warts
smooth, raised, hands
refer if wart on face/genitalia
WARTS/VERRUCA TREATMENT?
SALICYLIC ACID
GLUTARALDEHYDE
LACTIC ACID
CRYOTHERAPY
FILE W/ EMERY BOARD
WATERPROOF PLASTER+SOCKS TO STOP SPREAD
symptoms of candidiasis?
white patches easily wiped off
bleeding, red area
loss of taste
cracks
oral thrush treatment?
miconazole
after food, hold in mouth, swirl,
continue 7 days after lesions healed
breastfeeding/nipples calm but wash remove? same with permethrin
phenelzine+pseudoephedrine interaction?
hypertensive crisis
avoid+for 14 days after stopping MAOI, phenelzine
Longtec OD, shortec PRN, CDs
flucloxacillin counselling?
Take this medicine when your stomach is empty. This means an hour before food or 2 hours after food
space doses evenly, complete course
enoxaparin+rivaroxaban?
risk of bleed :(
enoxaparin thrombocytopenia MHRA?
risedronate dosing
treatment osteoporosis
female?
male?
female?
5MG OD
35MG ONCE A WEEK
male?
35MG ONCE A WEEK
prevent females 5mg od btw
patient, candidiasis, steroid, advice?
spacer
stage 1 hypertension, cvd risk>10%, diabetic?
ACE/ARB?
ACTIVITIES NOT REALLY NEEDING RP PRESENCE? STILL NEED TO SIGN IN!
ASSEMBLY ACCURACY CHECKING DISPENSING GSL MEDS? WASTE STOCK PROCESS? ORDERING RECEIVING (excluding CDs)
NAPPY RASH TREATMENT?
BARRIER PREPS
CLOTRMIAZOLE/MICONAZOLE (+7 days after rash has gone)
HYDROCORTISONE 1% CREAM POM
FLUCLO/ERY IF BACTERIAL INFECTION
ALLERGIC DERMATITIS TREATMENT?
EMOLLIENTS
STEROIDS
CALAM ITCHINESS RELIEF
URTICARIA TREATMENT?
cetirizine (non-sedating)
oral L?
IV/IM chlorphenamine
Morphine MR instead of IR issue?
delayed pain relief
Patient w/
low HB+folate
treatment?????
Hydroxycobalamin injections (probs)
birth prevent bleeding?
vitamin k antagonist!
TB INITIAL?
RIPE rifampicin isoniazide (+pyridoxine b6) pyrazinamide ethambutol
2 months
TB CONTINUOUS?
RIFAMPICIN
ISONIAZID
4 months
SSRI+sodium valproate interaction, electrolyte?
hyponatraemia
spironolactone electrolyte?
hyperkalaemia, SPARES POTASSIUM!
AKI, drugs to stop?
renally cleared drugs, ace/arb/nsaids,
metformin, lactic acidosis!!!!
VET label requirements?
expiry (when human, under cascade) name+addy of owner name+addy of pharmacy name of VET id+species of animal for animal treatment only
VET PRESCRIPTION LEGAL REQUIREMENTS?
NAME/ADDY/TELEPHONE NUMBER/QUALI/SIG OF PRESCRIBER (schedule 2/3, need RCVS registration number as well)
NAME+ADDRESS OF OWNER
ID/SPECIES/ADDY OF ANIMAL
DATE- 6 MONTHS VALIDITY | SCH 2/3/4- 28 DAYS
NAME/QUANTITIY/DOSE/ADMINISTRATION- ‘as directed’ is poor
ANY WARNINGS/WITHDRAWAL PERIODS?
SIGNED ORDER REQUIREMENTS?
NAME OF SCHOOL PRODUCT DETAILS (+ spacer) STRENGTH (if relevant) PURPOSE OF PRODUCT TOTAL QUANTITY SIGNATURE OF PRINCIPAL/HEAD TEACHER headed paper not a legal requirement
patient, thorn, cellulitis? staph?
treatment?
add in IV
vancomycin
teicoplanin
linezolid
eye drop+eye ointment gap?
5 minutes, same same
CURB65 SCORE INDICATORS?
CONFUSIONt
UREA NITROGEN>7mmol/L
RAISED RESP. RATE>/= 30breaths/min
low bp systolic <90, dyastolic /=65 years
1 point each
diabetes uti medication?
flozins, proximal tubule, excretes glucose in urine
meds falls?
risepirdone….
amiodarone warning label?
Protect your skin from sunlight—even on a bright but cloudy day. Do not use sunbeds
GLARGINE HAS TO BE BY BRAND!!!
Ciclosporin patient has H pylori?
PPI+AMOXI+
METRO, not clari, interaction
stool softener?
docusate
EMERGENCY SUPPLY, RX, PRESCRIBER?
72 HOURS
COELIAC DISEASE, AVOID?
GLUTEN
WHEAT
BARLEY
RYE
REASON FOR CHEMOTHERAPY BREAK?
LET BLOOD CELL LEVELS RECOVER, WE GO AGAIN
PATIENT 60+
AMLODIPINE+RAMIPRIL, what’s next step?
INDAPAMIDE!
Child
fever, cold-like symptoms, white spots?
Measles
alufozin+sildenafil?
big hypotension risk!
stabilse on alfuzosin first, THEN add sildenafil lowest dose
Orange book?
aseptic stuff
manufacture and distribution of human medicines
good manufacturing practice
Green book?
broader distribution of human medicines
DSITRIBUTE!
good dstributing practice!
Memantine maximum daily dose, dementia?
20mg OD
GOUT
Patient on diuretic+antihypertensive, treatment?
COLCHICINE
Avoid NSAID cos hyperkalaemia/renal impairment L
resuscitation adult
ompression:breath ratio?
30:2
babies resuscitate?
5 rescue breaths before starting chest compression :(
Fluoxetine+St John’s wart interaction?
serotonin syndrome
Methylphenidate PR advice?
Do not crush/chew
equasym/medikinet- can sprinkle on apple sauce/yoghurt, then swallow
6+, CD2 BTW
PATIENT UTI
METHOTREXATE, PEN ALLERGY?
Nitro calm
Private prescription, HRT, menopause symptoms, record in POM register?
Prescriptions for oral contraceptives are exempt
from record keeping
:/
EMERGENCY SUPPLY FUN FACTS TREATMENT LENGTHS!
CDs 4/5?
POM?
If the emergency supply is for a CD (i.e.
phenobarbital or Schedule 4 or 5 CD), the maximum
quantity that can be supplied is for five days’
treatment. For any other POM, no more than 30
days can be supplied except in the following
circumstances:
• If the POM is insulin, an ointment, a cream,
or an inhaler for asthma (i.e. the packs cannot
be broken), the smallest pack available in the
pharmacy should be supplied
• If the POM is an oral contraceptive,
a full treatment cycle should be supplied
validity
schedule
4 part 1/2?
5?
4 part 1/2? 28 days
5? 6 months
Atorvastain muscle pain, monitor?
creatine kinase >x5 upper limit L :(
ATORVASTATIN LFT MONITORING?
BEFORE
AT 3 MONTHS
AT 12 MONTHS
Patient using OTC co-codamol, 3 days, still in pain, next step?
co-codamol POM? but 3 days
tramadol? step up?
even up morphine? :o
Co-codamol 8/500 max OTC pack size?
32 units, but 3 days use only max
co-codamol label?
Do not take more than 2 at any one time. Do not take more than 8 in 24 hours
Contains paracetamol. Do not take anything else containing paracetamol while taking this medicine. Talk to a doctor at once if you take too much of this medicine, even if you feel well
OTC pain arthritis, tried co-codamol, what’s next?
Capsaicin, topical? Idk
CITALOPRAM/ESCITALOPRAM/DOMPERIDONE/ERYTHROMYCIN/FLUCONAZOLE/QUININE
BIG BOY RISK?
QT prolongation
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES BTW
ETANERCEPT PRESCRIBING?
BRAND PLEASE TY
biological drugs!!
brand prescribing?
CP3 qvar/clenil inhalers potency ciclosporin tacrolimus etanercept glargine
NOT fentanyl? hmm
WHAT IS THIS?
STYE excessively watery swelling eyelish lid/follicle small yellow-pus
STYE advice?
1month+
self-limiting
warm compress 2-4x a day 5-10mins till stye drains
avoid makeup, contact lenses
DABIGATRAN REVERSAL AGENT?
IDARUCIZUMAB
peak expiratory flow?
blow out hard+fast
cellulitis minor allergy?
jus give the fluclo
numb, cramp?
treat hypocalcaemia
Potentially life-threatening hypertensive crisis can develop in those taking MAOIs who eat tyramine-rich food (such as mature cheese, salami, pickled herring, Bovril®, Oxo®, Marmite® or any similar meat or yeast extract or fermented soya bean extract, and some beers, lagers or wines) or foods containing dopa (such as broad bean pods). Avoid tyramine-rich or dopa-rich food or drinks with, or for 2 to 3 weeks after stopping, the MAOI.
hba1c 46?
diet advice
VET LABEL REQUIREMENTS
Name of the prescribing veterinary surgeon
• Name and address of the animal owner
• Name and address of the pharmacy
• Identification and species of the animal
• Date of supply
• Expiry date of the product
• The name or description of the product
or its active ingredients and content quantity
• Dosage and administration instructions
• If appropriate, special storage instructions
• Any necessary warnings for the user (e.g.
relating to administration, disposal, target
species, etc)
• Any applicable withdrawal period (i.e. the time
between when an animal receives a medicine
and when it can safely be used for food)
• The words: ‘For animal treatment only’
• The words: ‘Keep out of reach of children
SATIVEX VALIDITY?
28 DAYS
SERETIDE?
fluticasone w/ salmeterol
kid,
Seretide+ICS, next step up?
increase ICS dose or change to SABA
lady on seretide, next step?
increase ICS dose or add LTRA
COPD, had, green sputum, prescribe?
AMOXI,DOXY,CLARI
DRUGS THAT CAUSE HYPONATRAEMIA?
CERTAIN DRUGS DITCH SALT Carbamazepine Diuretics Desmopressin/Vasporessin SSRIs
DRUGS THAT CAUSE HYPERNATRAEMIA?
SALTY CEO Sodium Bicarbonate/Chloride Corticosteroids Effervescent Formulations Oestrogens/Androgens
what patch is 7 days?
BUPRENORPHINE
BUTRANS
Manufacturer advises apply patch to dry, non-irritated, non-hairy skin on upper torso, removing after 7 days and siting replacement patch on a different area (avoid same area for at least 3 weeks).
STYE FIRST LINE?
HOT COMPRESS
chickenpox
no ibu
WHAT’S THIS?
IMPETIGO
HYDROGEN peroxide fusidic acid mupirocin fluclo clari/ery
WHAT IS THIS?
molluscum contagiosum
s&S molluscum?
all over the body
small/raised/smooth/pink/papules, sometimes black dots
how do u manage molluscum?
self-limiting
don't share towels don't scratch can go school wear waterproof bandages lesions r contagious :(
paracetamol calm!
ENZYME INDUCING ANTI EPILEPTICS?
CP3T
Carbamazepine. Eslicarbazepine acetate. Oxcarbazepine. Perampanel (at a dose of 12 mg daily or more). Phenobarbital. Phenytoin. Primidone. Rufinamide. Topiramate (at a dose of 200 mg daily or more).
valproate, non-enzyme inducer, cu iud still?
chest pain?
nitroglycerin/GTN
SUBCONJUNC, NO PAIN ,ETC?
CALM, REASSURE
POSSIBLE SIGNS OF STROKE?
CALL 999
Patient
slurred speech, can’t raise arm
Call 999
can’t give aspirin 300 cos it might be haemorrhagic, bp+statins ;)
HYPOGLYCAEMIA- SYMPTOMS?
SWEATING LETHARGIC DIZZINESS HUNGER TREMOR TINGLING LIPS PALPITATIONS EXTREME MOODS PALE
travel sickness, 4 year old?
kwells
hyoscine hydrobromide
joy ride 3+
‘CASCADE’ IS FOR?
THE VET PRESCRIPTION, NOT THE LABEL
‘FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY’
THAT’S FOR THE LABEL BRUH
VET PRX MEETS CASCADE YEAH BUT ALWAYS
GO FOR SPECIES LICENSE FIRST
CASCADE ORDER?
EXPIRY 10/21?
31/10/21!
mr ISNTEAD OF IR?
DELAYED PAIN RELEIEF
ES NOT ALLOWED?
SCHEDULE 3, TRAMADOL, L
TAMSULOSIN OTC?
45 and 75 years
Symptoms of BPH present for a minimum of three months
A two week supply of tamsulosin can be supplied initially
If there has been an improvement in urinary symptoms within the initial two weeks, a further supply of four weeks can be made
After six weeks, a further supply can be made only where the patient confirms that the doctor has carried out a clinical assessment and agreed further supplies are appropriate.
MTX+FOLIC ACID SEPARATE DAYS?
Give folic acid to reduce side-effects. Folic acid decreases mucosal and gastrointestinal side-effects of methotrexate and may prevent hepatotoxicity; there is no evidence of a reduction in haematological side-effects.
Withdraw treatment if ulcerative stomatitis develops—may be first sign of gastro-intestinal toxicity.
Treatment with folinic acid (as calcium folinate) may be required in acute toxicity.
UPPER UTI?
Oral first line (upper UTI symptoms):
Cefalexin, ciprofloxacin, co-amoxiclav (if culture susceptible), or trimethoprim (if
trimethoprim uti dose?
Manufacturer advises dose reduction to half normal dose after 3 days if eGFR 15–30 mL/minute/1.73 m2.
TRI UTI DOSE?
Adult
200 mg twice daily for 3 days (7 days in males).
short-term prednisolone side-effect?
increased appetite, mood changes and difficulty sleeping
metallic taste abx/dabetic?
metronidazole
metformin
methadone and driving?
as long as it’s not impaired
zolpidem elderly?
risk of falls
zolpidem schedule?
4
elderly PK?
decreased renal function?
LITHIUM+
ANTIPSYHCO
SSRI
MAOI
ANTIPSYCHOTICS- QT prolongation
SSRI/MAOI- serotonin syndrome
L
MAYBE just clozapine?
chemotherapy break?
recover from myelosuppression?
trimethoprim duration uti?
females 3, men 7
TEETHING MANAGEMENT ORDER?
GUM RUBBING RING CUDDLING WIPE AWAY SALIVA PARACETAMOL/IBUPROFEN (3MONTHS+ and/or really?) LIDOCAINE, 5MONTHS+
15 year old UPSI? dlow
ULI
13 year old lithium, period pain?
Can’t do NSAIDS, age, interaction!
Give dihydrocodeine w/ parcetamol
paramol
pharmacy record?
5 years
cd register from date of entry?
2 years
You need minimum 75 people in each arm. You have 3 arms at a ratio of 1:2:2
STATIN MONITORING?
Before starting treatment with statins, at least one full lipid profile (non-fasting) should be measured, including total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, non-HDL-cholesterol (calculated as total cholesterol minus HDL-cholesterol), and triglyceride concentrations, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and renal function should also be assessed.
Liver function
There is little information available on a rational approach to liver-function monitoring; however, NICE suggests that liver enzymes should be measured before treatment, and repeated within 3 months and at 12 months of starting treatment, unless indicated at other times by signs or symptoms suggestive of hepatotoxicity (NICE clinical guideline 181 (July 2014). Lipid Modification—Cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease).
Those with serum transaminases that are raised, but less than 3 times the upper limit of the reference range, should not be routinely excluded from statin therapy. Those with serum transaminases of more than 3 times the upper limit of the reference range should discontinue statin therapy.
Creatine kinase
Before initiation of statin treatment, creatine kinase concentration should be measured in patients who have had persistent, generalised, unexplained muscle pain (whether associated or not with previous lipid-regulating drugs); if the concentration is more than 5 times the upper limit of normal, a repeat measurement should be taken after 7 days. If the repeat concentration remains above 5 times the upper limit, statin treatment should not be started; if concentrations are still raised but less than 5 times the upper limit, the statin should be started at a lower dose.
Diabetes
Patients at high risk of diabetes mellitus should have fasting blood-glucose concentration or HbA1C checked before starting statin treatment, and then repeated after 3 months.
H PYLORI
MACROLIDES OR AMOXI L?
A proton pump inhibitor, plus bismuth subsalicylate [unlicensed], plus metronidazole, and tetracycline [unlicensed].
HYPERTENSION
57 YEAR OLD+BLACK
CAN’T TAKE CCB?
ARB!!!
SARTANNNNN
lansoprazole GR label directions?
Do not take indigestion remedies 2 hours before or after you take this medicine
Take 30 to 60 minutes before food
Swallow this medicine whole. Do not chew or crush
OMEPRAZOLE long-term side-effect?in
may reduce absorption of vitamin B12 with long-term treatment
C diff risk btw
key aspect of audit?
investigating and comparing to gold standard
ciclosporin, cyp induce/inhibit interaction?
doxy calm?
rivaroxaban dosing?
15mg BD 21 days, then 20mg OD
2.5mg BD too low
15-49mL/min? 15mg OD
RIVAROXABAN DOSE ADJUSTMENTS?
When used for Treatment of deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism:
Following the first 21 days of treatment for deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, the usual dose of 20 mg once daily can be given, but consider reducing to 15 mg once daily if creatinine clearance 15–49 mL/minute and the risk of bleeding outweighs the risk of recurrent deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
When used for Prophylaxis of recurrent deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism:
When the recommended dose is 20 mg once daily, consider reducing to 15 mg once daily if creatinine clearance 15–49 mL/minute and the risk of bleeding outweighs the risk of recurrent deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
When used for Prophylaxis of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation:
Reduce dose to 15 mg once daily if creatinine clearance 15–49 mL/minute.
mebendazole advice?
wear underwear, don’t scratch, silly
DRUG BREAST PAIN/CHANGES
spironolactone
Levofloxacin seizures?
lowers threshold
statin, 3 months, 12 months?
LFTs
tamsulosin+sildenafil?
hypotension risk
Tamsulosin causes significant hypotensive effects when given with Sildenafil – patient should be stabilised on first drug then second drug at lowest recommended dose
tamsulosin+amlodipine?
hypotension again