Prescribing

Question 1

What should be prescribed for BPH?

Answer 1

finasteride, dutasteride

Question 2

What is rivastigmine commonly prescribed for?

Answer 2

Alzheimer’s/ parkinsons

Question 3

What is the name of the drug prescribed for paracetamol overdose?

Answer 3

Acetylcysteine

Question 4

What are the two main indications for spironolactone?

Answer 4

Heart failure and ascites

Question 5

What is prescribed in acute attacks of gout?

Answer 5

Allopurinol

Question 6

What is the first-choice oral antibiotic for low severity community acquired pneumonia? (CURB65 0-1)

Answer 6

Amoxicillin

Question 7

What is the appropriate alternative oral antibiotics in low severity CAP, for patients with a penicillin allergy or if amoxicillin is unsuitable (for example, if atypical pathogens suspected)?

Answer 7

Doxycycline

Clarithromycin

Erythromycin (in pregnancy)

Question 8

What is first-choice oral antibiotics for moderate severity CAP (based on clinical judgement and guided by a CRB65 score 1 or 2, or a CURB65 score 2 when these scores can be calculated; guided by microbiological results when available) ?

Answer 8

Amoxicillin

With (if atypical pathogens suspected)

Clarithromycin

Or

Erythromycin (in pregnancy)

Question 9

What is the choice of antibiotics for moderate severity CAP when the patient is penicillin allergic?

Answer 9

Doxycycline

Clarithromycin

Question 10

What it the appropriate first-choice antibiotics for high severity CAP (based on clinical judgement and guided by a CRB65 score 3 or 4, or a CURB65 score 3 to 5 when these scores can be calculated; guided by microbiological results when available) ?

Answer 10

Co‑amoxiclav

With

Clarithromycin

Or

Erythromycin (in pregnancy)

Question 11

What is the appropriate choice of antibiotic for penicillin allergic patients with severe CAP?

Answer 11

Levofloxacin`

Question 12

What is the first choice oral antibiotic for non-severe symptoms or signs and not at higher risk of resistance in a hospital acquired pneumonia?

Answer 12

Co-amoxiclav

Question 13

What is the antibiotic choice if patient has non-severe HAP and penicillin allergy or if co-amoxiclav unsuitable?

Answer 13

Doxycycline

Co-trimoxazole

Question 14

What is the first choice IV antibiotics in HAP if severe symptoms or signs (for example, of sepsis) or at higher risk of resistance?

Answer 14

Piperacillin with tazobactam

Ceftriaxone

Meropenum

Question 15

Which antibiotics are added if suspected or confirmed MRSA infection?

Answer 15

Vancomycin

Teicoplanin