OTC Flashcards
1
Q
Minimum age for daktarin s/f 2% oral gel?
A
4 months
2
Q
Minimum age for Hedrin 4% lotion?
A
6 months
3
Q
Minimum age for joyrides (hyoscine hydrobromide)?
A
3 years
4
Q
How do joyrides work?
A
Hyoscine hydrobromide - antimsucarinic
Used to prevent motion sickness
5
Q
When would you refer a patient that presents with cold sores?
A
- If they have lasted >2 weeks
- If the eye is affected
- Immunocompromised patients
- Babies/children
- Lesions inside mouth
- Signs of infection eg, pus
6
Q
When would you refer a patient with athletes foot?
A
- Treatment failure
- Nails affected/spreading to other parts of foot
- Diabetics
- Signs of bacterial infection eg, pus, yellow crust, weeping
7
Q
When would you refer a patient with haemorrhoids?
A
- Blood in stools
- Abdo pain/vomiting
- Weight loss
- Persistent change in bowel habit
8
Q
When would you refer a patient with diarrhoea?
A
- Recent foreign travel
- Blood/mucus in stools
- Severe vomiting/fever
- Signs of dehydration
- Severe abdo pain
- Adults >3 days, children under 3 and the elderly >2 days, children under 1 >1 day
9
Q
When would you refer a patient with constipation?
A
- Blood in stools
- Painful defecation
- Unintentional weight loss
- With severe abdo pain, vomiting, bloating
- Suspected drug induced
10
Q
When would you refer a patient with a cold?
A
- Severe ear ache
- Vulnerable patient groups eg, elderly, very young, lung disease, heart disease
- Chest pain / unexplained SOB
- Persistent fever or cough
11
Q
Which OTC medicines are cautioned in asthmatics?
A
- Aspirin / NSAIDS
- cough suppressants
- Head lice preps containing alcohol eg, isopropyl alcohol
- Products containing theophylline (eg, do-do chesteze)
