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1
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Drugs that cause QT prolongation

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‘Long Hearts Make Vampires Always Cry’

  • Lithium, Loperamide
  • Haloperidol
  • Macrolides (azithromycin, clarithromycin)
  • Venlafixine
  • Amiodarone, Amitriptyline
  • Citalopram

Hypokalaemia increase risk

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2
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Drugs associated with C.diff

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‘Crazy Chimps Buy Flourescent Poo’

  • Clindamycin
  • Cephalosporins
  • Broad-spec penicillin
  • Flouroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin)
  • PPIs
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3
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Smoking interactions

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‘TACO’ - Tobacco Can Avoid Overdose

  • Theophylline
  • Aminophylline
  • Clozapine
  • Olanzapine
  • Ropinirole
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4
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Drugs that cause hypokalaemia

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‘Don’t Cut Banannas’

  • Diuretics
  • Corticosteroids
  • Beta - 2 agonists
  • Macrolides
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5
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What is chromaturia?

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Harmless red brown colour of the urine caused by medication

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6
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Nephrotoxic drugs

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  • Ciclosporin
  • Tacrolimus
  • Vancomycin
  • Aminoglycosides
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7
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Ototoxic drugs

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  • Aminoglycosides
  • Loop diuretics
  • Cisplatin
  • Vancomycin
  • macrolides
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8
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Risk factors of QT prolongation

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  • HypOKalaemia
  • HypOMagnesaemia
  • Cardiac disease
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9
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CP450 inhibitors

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’SICKFACES.COM’ - increase drug concentration

Sodium valproate
Isonazid
Cimetidine
Ketoconazole
Fluconazole , Fluoxetine
Alcohol & grapefruit juice
Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin
Sulfonamides , Sertraline
Ciprofloxacin
Omeparazole
Metronidazole Macrolides

Rate limiting CCB

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10
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CYP450 inducers

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’CRAP GPS’ - decrease drug concentration

Carbemazepines
Rifampicin
Alcohol
Phenytoin
Griseofulvin
Phenobarbitone
Sulphonylureas, St Johns wort

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11
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Drugs that cause photosensitivity

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  • Amiodarone
  • Chlorpromazine
  • NSAIDs
  • Diuretics (furosemide, bendroflumethiazide)
  • Tetracycline
  • Quinolones
  • Sulfonamides (co-trimoxazole)
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12
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Pregnancy prevention programme

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  • 7 day prescription validity, 30 day supply
  • Use highly effective contraception
  • Fully informed of the risks and signed Risk Acknowledgment Form
  • See specialist for annual review

User independent methods: IUD, POP implant, sterilisation
User dependent methods: two forms of contraceptive eg. COC + barrier method + regular pregnancy test

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13
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Linezolide

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  • Cheese reaction
  • Serotonin syndrome
  • visual disturbances
  • blood disorders
  • not over 28 days
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14
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Warning with tetracycline

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Headache - STOP

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15
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Two antibiotics with food or after

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Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin

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16
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How long is treatment with Rifampicin and isoniazid in continuous phase

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4 months

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17
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What to consider with TB drugs

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Liver

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18
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Rifampicin SE

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Urine discolouration
Stains contact

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19
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Why would malarone be preferred over doxycycline

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Doxy causes photosensitivity and most malaria countries are hot and sunny

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20
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Prophylaxis for malaria

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21
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Anti malaria and warfarin

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Stop warfarin 2-3 weeks before and measure INR more frequently

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22
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Where to find information

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  • Aseptics: yellow guide
  • Manufacture and distribution: orange guide
  • Interactions: Stockleys
  • Immunisation against infectious disease + info about vaccinations: green book
  • Martindale: reliable reference resource on drugs and medicines throughout the world
  • BP: official standards for pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products
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23
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Record keeping

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  • Private RX for POM = 2 Years
  • Private RX for CD 2 and 3 = submitted to
    NHS agency
  • POM register = 2 years
  • Returned/ expired CD = 7 years
  • RP record = 5 years
  • NMS record = 2 years
24
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Treatment of gout

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Cholchicine (first 48 hours)
Indomethacin & Naproxen

25
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Preventing gout

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  • Allopurinol & febuxostat
  • probenecid & sulfinpyrazone
26
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Nitrofurantoin CI

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Long term COPD

27
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Which anntifungal interacts with warfarin

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Oral - Miconazole
Fluconazole

28
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What is CI in unstable angina

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CCB - only used in stable

29
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Calcium carbonate + levothyroxine

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Separate dose by atleast 4 hours to reduce interaction

30
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Ferrous sulphate + levothyroxine

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Separate dose by at least 2 hours

31
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Side effect of gliptins (DDP)

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Acute pancreatitis

32
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Mineralcorticoid steroid

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Fludrocortisone & Hydrocortisone

  • HypO K, Ca
  • HypER Na
  • Eyes - MHRA
  • Psychiatric reaction - STOP
  • Adrenal suppression
  • Infections (immunosuppression)

Warning with CHICKEN POX & MEASLES
- Cushing’s syndrome- moon face
- skin thinning

33
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Side effects of glucocorticosteroid

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  • Diabetes
  • Osteoporosis
  • Muscle wasting
  • GI ulcers
34
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Pneumonic for mineralcorticosteroid

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‘ACHING BOSSOM’

35
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Corticosteroids + Sertraline

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Bleeding
Hyponatraemia

Give PPI

36
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Hypo in Sulphonylurea- Gliclazide, etc

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Refer to hospital
Yellow card - serious SE

37
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CPR

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30 compressions (100 - 120 a minute)
2 breaths

38
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Hydoxychloroquine + macrolides

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Increased risk of cardiovascular events

39
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Anti diabetic people preferred in renal impairment

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‘Gliptins’

40
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Paracetamol dose under 6 (120/5ml)

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3 - 6 months: 2.5mL
6 - 24 months: 5mL
2 - 4 years: 7.5mL
4 - 6 years: 10mL

up to 4 times a day

41
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Paracetamol dose over 6 (250/5ml)

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6 - 8 years: 5mL
8 - 10 years: 7.5mL
10 - 12 years: 10mL

42
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MHRA warning with hydrocholothiazide

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Non melanoma skin cancer
Particularly in long term use

43
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Orlistat interactions

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Warfarin
Ciclosporin
DOAC

44
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Antimuscaranic drugs

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‘DOTS’

  • Darifenacin
  • Oxybutinin
  • Tolterodine
  • Solifenacin
45
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Rosuvastatin + clopidogrel

46
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Lansoprazole + methotrexate

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Increased toxicity - reduce clearance

47
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Drugs that cause falls in elderly

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  • benzodiazepines
  • antihistamines
  • antiepileptics (remember lacosamide)
48
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Treatment of hyperkalaemia

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Patiromer calcium

49
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Beta blocker in heart failure

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BVN

Bisoprolol
Cervidolol
Nebivolol

50
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Treatment for Bacterial vaginosis

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Metronidazole 400mg BD 5-7 days

51
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Hypomagnesemia

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Sotalol
Digoxin
PPI

52
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Liver toxicity

53
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Alcohol dependency

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Choldiazepoxide

54
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How to treat torsade de pointes (prolonged QT prolongation)

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IV magnesium sulfate

55
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Serotonin syndrome

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  • antidepressant
  • tramadol
  • methadone
  • Mirtazapine
  • Sertraline
  • lithium
56
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Neutropenia

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Filgrastim

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