Pass PSA Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What effect do enzyme inducers have?
A
Decrease the concentration of the drug
2
Q
What effect do enzyme inhibitors have?
A
Increase conc of drug
3
Q
How to remember enzyme inducers
A
PC BRAS
4
Q
PC BRAS
What are they? List
A
Phenytoin Carbamezepine Barbiturates Rifampicin Alcohol Sulphonylureas
5
Q
How to remember enzyme inhibitors?
A
AO DEVICES
6
Q
AO DEVICES
What are they? List
A
Allopurinol Omeprazole Disulfiram Erythromycin Valproate Isoniazid Ciprofloxacin Ethanol Sulphonamides
7
Q
Which drugs should you stop before surgery?
A
I LACK OP
8
Q
I LACK OP
What are they? List
A
Insulin Lithium Anticoagulant/ Antiplatelet COCP/HRT K-sparing diuretics Oral hypoglycaemics Perinodopril and other ACEi
9
Q
When to stop the following before surgery? Insulin Lithium Anticoagulant/ Antiplatelet COCP/HRT K-sparing diuretics Oral hypoglycaemics
A
Insulin - variable Lithium - day before Anticoagulant/ Antiplatelet - Variable COCP/HRT - 4 weeks before K-sparing diuretics - day of surgery Oral hypoglycaemics - variable
10
Q
Principles of prescribing - what to write?
A
Approved name in capitals, no abbreviations, Signed with bleep number.
11
Q
Antibiotics considerations
A
indication and review date
12
Q
PRN
A
Indication and maximum frequency
