health info resources and resources Flashcards
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What is a formulary?
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- a list of medicines
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Who uses a formulary?
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*local health boards/clinical commissioning groups
*primary care - GP, community pharmacy
*secondary care - hospital pharmacy
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What are some specific patient populations?
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*Neonatal formulary
*Palliative care formulary
*Renal impairment formulary
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What are the four interaction category classifications?
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- Severe – life-threatening or permanently detrimental
- Moderate – considerable distress, incapacitate patient
- Mild – unlikely to cause concern in the majority of pts
- Unknown – predicted Ix but little evidence on severity
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what are the different weights of evidence assigned?
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- Study – formal pharmacokinetic study
- Anecdotal – case report/s
- Theoretical – educated guess
