Prescription Flashcards
Status Epilepticus
- Inj. Lorazepam 4mg/ampoule
Dispense 2 ampoule
Inject 4mg IV Stat
Repeat after 10min if convulsions do not stop - Inj. Fosphentoin 100mg/2ml ampoule
Dispense 4 ampoules
Repeat 4th hourly in saline IV infusion
Typhoid Fever
-Inj. Ceftriaxone 1G
Dispense 10 ampuoles
1 ampuole to be injected IVce daily for 5 days
(Or)
- TAB. CEFIXIME 200MG OR TAB. OFLOXACIN 200MG
DISPENSE 20 TABLETS
1 TABLET TO BE TAKEN TWICE DAILY FOR 10 DAYS
- Tab. PARACETAMOL 500MG
Dispense 15 tablets
1 tablet to be taken THRICE A DAY FOR 5 DAYS
Duodenal ulcer with H.pylori infection
- Tab. PANTOPRAZOLE 40 mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken half an hour before food for 15 days - Tab. CLARITHROMYCIN 500mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice a day for 15 days - Tab. TINIDAZOLE 500mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice a day for 15 days
Myocardial Infarction
INJ. MORPHINE 10mg IM stat
Tab. ASPIRIN 300 mg STAT
Tab. CLOPIDOGREL 300mg STAT
Tab. ATORVASTATIN 80 mg STAT
Tab. GLYCERYLTRINITRATE 0.5mg STAT
INJ. LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN S/C
INJ.UROKINASE 3 LAC units IV infusion in 10 min then 3 lac units/hr
for 12 hrs
Tab. METOPROLOL 50mg added after stabilization of the patient.
Moderate hypertension
•Tab. ATENOLOL 50 mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 1 month
•Tab. HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 12.5mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 1 month
Review after 1 month
Anaphylaxis after penicillin injection
• Oxygen inhalation 4litre/day
Inj. Adrenaline 0.5ml 1:1000 solution
Dispense 1 ampoule
0.5 ml of 1:1000 solution to be given IM stat
• Inj. Chlorpheniramine 10mg
Dispense 1 ampoule
10mg to be given IM stat
• Inj. Hydrocortisone Hemisuccinate 100mg
Dispense 1 ampoule
100mg to be given slow IV injection
Angina Pectoris
• Tab. Glyceryl trinitrate 0.5 mg
1 tablet sublingual when the patient complain of pain
Not to swallow tablet and spit it as soon as pain reduced
• Tab. Isosorbide Dintrate 5mg
Dispense 21 tablets
1 tablet to be taken thrice daily for 7 days
• Tab. Atenolol 25 mg OD
Dispense 7 tablets
1 tablet once daily for 7 days
Review after 7 days
Asthma
• Inhalational Salbutamol 100mg/puff
Dispense one metered dose inhaler
Inhale 2 puffs 4 times a day
• Budesonide inhalation 250 mg/puff
Dispense one metered dose inhaler
Inhale 1 puff 4 times a day
• Tab. Salbutamol 4 mg
Dispense 21 tablets
1 tablet to be taken 3 times a day for 1 week
Review after 1 week
Parkinsonism
• Levodopa 100 mg + Carbidopa 100 mg
Dispense 45 tablets
1 tablet to be taken thrice daily after meal for 15 days
Review for 15 days
Tuberculosis
Intensive phase
• Tab Isoniazid 300 mg
• Tab Rifampicin 600 mg
• Tab Ethambutol 800mg
• Tab Pyrazinamide 1500mg
• Dispense 60 tablets
• 1 tablet of each to be taken daily for 2 months
Continuation phase
Tab Isoniazid 300 mg
Tab Rifampicin 600 mg
Tab Pyridoxine 10mg
Dispense 120 tablets
1 tablet of each to be taken daily for 4 months
Dysmenorrhoea
Mefenamic Acid 250mg
Dispense 9 tablets
One tablet to be taken 3 times a day
Grand Mal Epilepsy
Tab. Carbamazepine 200mg
Dispense 90 tablets
One tablet 3 times a day for one month
Drug induced Parkinsonism
Tab. Benzhexol 2mg
Dispense 11 tablets
Take one tablet orally at bedtime for 3 days followed by 2 times a day for the next 4 days
Review after one week
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tab. Methotrexate 7.5mg
Dispense 4 tablets
Take one tablet orally after food once a week for 4 weeks
Tab. Celecoxib 100mg
Dispense 10 tablets
Take one tablet 9rally in case of severe pain after food
Tab. Folic acid 5g
Dispense 7 tablets
Take one tablet orally once a day after food
Review after one week
Status Asthmaticus
High flow humidified oxygen inhalation 4 litre/min
• Inj. Hydrocortisone Hemisuccinate 100mg IV stat
Dispense 1 ampoule
100 mg to be given slow IV stat ; repeat 100mg every 6th hourly
• Salbutamol2.5 mg+ Ipratropiumbromide 1.5mg nebulization
3ml of Salbutamol and Ipratropiumto be combined and given as nebulization over 30 minutes
• Inj. Terbutalin0.4 mg/ml
Dispense 1 ampoule
1 ampoule to be given SC stat
• Endotrachealintubation and mechanical ventilation if needed
• Treat chest infections with interval antibiotic therapy
• Correct dehydration and acidosis with saline + sodium bicarbonate
Insomnia
Tab. Zolpidem 10mg
Dispense 10 tablets
1 tablet for 10 days at bed time after food
Avoid alcohol and caffeine
Microcytic Hypochromic Anaemia
Tab. Ferrous Sulphate 200mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet once daily for 1 month
• Tab. Vitamin C 500mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet once daily for 1 month
• Tab. Albendazole 400 mg Stat
Dispense 1 tablet
1 tablet as single dose
Review after 1 month
Congestive Cardiac Failure
Inj. Furosemide 40mg
Dispense 5 ampoules
One injection per day for 5 days
• Tab. Digoxin 0.25 mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 1 month
• Tab. Enalapril 5 mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 1 month
• Tab. Furosemide 40 mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 1 month
• oxygen inhalation in semi upright posture
Acute gouty Arthritis
Tab. Ibuprofen 400mg
• Dispense 21 tablets
• 1 tablet to be taken thrice a day for 7 days
• Tab. Allopurinol 100 mg
• Dispense 12 tablets
• 1 tablet to be taken thrice daily for 4 days
Dry unproductive cough
Syrup. Linctus Codeine phosphate 10 mg/ml
• Send one 100 ml bottle
• Takes one tablespoon full 3 times a day for 2 days
Renal colic
Inj. Dicyclomine 10 mg
Dispense 1 ampoule
1 ampoule to be given IM stat
• Tab. Dicyclomine 10 mg
Dispense 4 tablets
1 tablet to be taken whenever required with plenty of water intak
Myasthenia gravis
Tab. Neostigmine 15 mg
Dispense 45 tablets
1 tablet to be taken thrice daily for 15 days
• Tab. Prednisolone 40 mg
Dispense 10 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 1 week early in the morning followed by tapering dose for next 7 days
Open angle glaucoma
Latanoprost eye drops 0.005%
Dispense 1 bottle
1 drop to be instilled in each eye once in the evening for 1 month
• Timolol 0.5% eye drops
Dispense 1 bottle
1 drop each to be instilled into both eyes twice a day for 1 month
• Tab. Acetazolamide 250 mg
Dispense 60 tablets
One tablet to be taken twice a day for 1 month
Bipolar disorder
Tab.Lithium carbonate 300 mg
Dispense 45 tablets
1 tablet thrice a day for 15 days
• Review after 15 days