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Palliative care formulary Flashcards

1
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What factors need to be taken into consideration when deciding on a drug dose?

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  • Age
  • Weight
  • Renal function
  • Liver function
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What drugs do we have available for pain management?

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  • Morphine (oral or sub-cut)
  • Tramadol
  • Paracetamol
  • Carbamazepine
  • Amitryptiline
  • Diclofenac
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for oral morphine?

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Morphine oral solution:

  • Starting dose: 5-10mg/5ml
  • Oral
  • 4 hourly
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for sub-cut morphine?

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Morphine sulphate injection:

  • 10-15mg/ml
  • Sub-cutaneous
  • 4-24 hourly
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5
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for tramadol?

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Tramadol:

  • 50mg
  • Oral
  • 4 hourly
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for paracetamol?

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Paracetamol:

  • 500-1000mg
  • Oral
  • 6 hourly
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What is hyoscine butyl bromide prescribed for?

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Cramps

Mucus hyper-secretion

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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for hyoscine butyl bromide?

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  • 20mg
  • Oral, sub-cutaneous, IM
  • 8 hourly
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What is the drug of choice for cramps or mucus hyper secretion?

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Hyoscine butyl bromide

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What is the drug of choice for shooting neuropathic pain?

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Carbamazepine

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What is the drug of choice for burning neuropathic pain?

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Amitryptiline

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What are the two main options available for treating nausea?

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Haloperidol

Metoclopramide

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13
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What is the drug of choice for inflammatory pain?

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Diclofenac

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14
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Which drug would you use in delirium?

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Haloperidol

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15
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Which drug would you use in a patient with anxiety or insomnia?

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Lorazepam

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16
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What type of pain would you prescribe carbamazepine for?

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Shooting neuropathic pain

17
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What type of pain would you prescribe amitryptiline for?

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Burning neuropathic pain

18
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What type of pain would you prescribe diclofenac for?

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Inflammatory pain

19
Q

What are the dosage, route and dose interval for carbamazepine?

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  • 100-200mg
  • Oral
  • 12 hourly
20
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for amitryptiline?

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  • 10-50mg
  • Oral
  • Once per 24 hours, at night
21
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for haloperidol?

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  • 0,5mg-1,5mg
  • Oral, sub-cutaneous
  • 12 hourly
22
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for metoclopramide?

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  • 10mg
  • Oral, IM
  • 8 hourly
23
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for diclofenac?

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  • 25-50mg
  • Oral
  • 8 Hourly
24
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What are the dosage, route and dose interval for lorazepam?

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  • 1mg
  • Oral, sub-lingual
  • Anxiety: 8 hourly
  • Insomnia: at bedtime

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