Prescription Flashcards

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Status Epilepticus

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  • 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
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Typhoid Fever

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-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

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Duodenal ulcer with H.pylori infection

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  • 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
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Myocardial Infarction

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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.

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5
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Moderate hypertension

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•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

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Anaphylaxis after penicillin injection

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• 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

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7
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Angina Pectoris

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• 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

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8
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Asthma

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• 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

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Parkinsonism

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• 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

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10
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Tuberculosis

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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

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11
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Dysmenorrhoea

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Mefenamic Acid 250mg
Dispense 9 tablets
One tablet to be taken 3 times a day

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12
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Grand Mal Epilepsy

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Tab. Carbamazepine 200mg
Dispense 90 tablets
One tablet 3 times a day for one month

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13
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Drug induced Parkinsonism

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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

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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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

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15
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Status Asthmaticus

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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

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16
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Insomnia

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Tab. Zolpidem 10mg
Dispense 10 tablets
1 tablet for 10 days at bed time after food
Avoid alcohol and caffeine

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17
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Microcytic Hypochromic Anaemia

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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

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18
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Congestive Cardiac Failure

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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

19
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Acute gouty Arthritis

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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

20
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Dry unproductive cough

A

Syrup. Linctus Codeine phosphate 10 mg/ml
• Send one 100 ml bottle
• Takes one tablespoon full 3 times a day for 2 days

21
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Renal colic

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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

22
Q

Myasthenia gravis

A

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

23
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Open angle glaucoma

A

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

24
Q

Bipolar disorder

A

Tab.Lithium carbonate 300 mg
Dispense 45 tablets
1 tablet thrice a day for 15 days
• Review after 15 days

25
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Upper respiratory tract infection

A

Tab Paracetamol 650 mg
Dispense 9 tablets
1 tablet to be taken thrice a day for 3 days
• Tab. Cetrizine 10 mg
Dispense 3 tablets
1 tablet to be taken a night for 3 day

26
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Lepromatous leprosy

A

Tab. Rifampicin 600mg
• Dispense one tablet
• One tablet to be taken orally under doctor supervision 30 minute before food
• Tab. Clofazimine 100 mg
• Dispense 3 tablets
• 3 tablets to be taken stat orally under doctor supervision
• Tab. Clofazimine 50 mg
• Dispense 30 tablets
• 1 tablet daily self-administered for 1 month
• Tab. Dapsone 100mg daily
• Dispense 30 tablets
• 1 tablet daily self administered for 1 month
• Review after 1 month

27
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Herpes Zoster

A

Tab. Valaciclovir1000mg
Dispense 21 tablets
1 tablet to be taken 3times a day for 7days
• Tab. Ibuprofen 400 mg
Dispense 10 tablets
1 tablet to be taken thrice a day until symptoms subside
• Topical Acyclovir 5% cream
Dispense one tube
To be applied on the affected area 3-4 times a day for 5 days along with
maintenance of good oral hygiene

28
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Endogenous depression

A

Tab. Fluoxetine 10 mg
Dispense 60 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice a day for 1 month

29
Q

Chloroquine Resistant Falciparum
Malaria

A

Tab. Artesunate 100 mg
Dispense 6 tablets
2 tablets to be taken orally 2 times a day for 3 days
• Tab. Sulfadoxine 1500 mg+Tab. Pyrimethamine 75 mg single dose
Dispense 1 tablet of each
1 tablet of each to be taken as a single dose
OR
• Tab. Artesunate 100 mg orally twice a day for 3 days
• Tab. Mefloquine 750 mg on 2nd day; 500 mg on 3rd day
• or
• Tab. Quinine 600mg/8hourly/7days + Doxycycline 100 mg/7 days

30
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Amoebic liver abscess

A

Tab. Chloroquine 500 mg
Dispense 6 tablets
1 tablet to be taken thrice daily after food for 2 days
Tab Chloroquine 250 mg
Dispense 28 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice a day

31
Q

Plasmodium Vivax malaria (Radical
cure)

A

Tab. Chloroquine (150 mg base )
Dispense 10 tablets
• 4 tablets stat followed by 2 tablets after 12 hours
1 tablet BD on 2nd and 3rd day
• Tab. Primaquine 7.5 mg
Dispense 28 tablets
1 tablet twice daily for 14 days
• Review after 15 days

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Oral Candidiasis

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Tab. Fluconazole 100 mg
Dispense 14 capsules
Take one capsule daily for 14 days
• Candid mouth paint (Clotrimazole 1% cream)
Apply cream on the affected area 3-4 times a day

33
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Vaginal Candidiasis

A

Tab. Fluconazole 150 mg
Dispense 1 tablet
1 tablet to be taken as a single dose
• Clotrimazole pessaries
Dispense 6 pessaries
1 pessary to be inserted into vaginal cavity for 6 days

34
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Peptic Ulcer

A

Tab.Pantoprazole 40 mg
Dispense 15 tablets
1 tablet to be taken daily half an hour before breakfast for 15 days
• Avoid alcohol, smoking, mental stress

35
Q

Acute Amoebic dysentery

A

Tab. Metronidazole 400 mg
• Dispense 21 tablets
• 1 tablet to be taken thrice daily for 7 days

36
Q

Type II Diabetes Mellitus with Mild
Hypertension

A

Tab. Enalapril 5mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken once a day for 30 days
• Tab. Metformin 500 mg
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken 30 minute before meals for 1 month
• To be reviewed after 30 days

37
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Newly diagnosed Type II Diabetes
Mellitus

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Tab. Metformin 500 mg
Dispense 60 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice daily before breakfast and lunch for 1 month
• Tab. Glimepiride 2 mg
Dispense 60 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice daily before breakfast and lunch for 1 month
• Advice: Diet control, regular exercise
• Review after 1 month

38
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Acute Attack of Migrane

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Tab. Naproxen 500 mg
Dispense 1 tablet
1 tablet to be taken during attack
• If nausea or vomiting present
• Tab.Domperidone 10 mg
Dispense 1 tablet
1 tablet to be taken during attack
• Tab. Propranolol 40 mg
Dispense 30 tablet
1 tablet to be taken daily for 1 month
• Advice: avoid precipitating factors
• Review after 1 month

39
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Acute Morphine Poisoning

A

Inj. Naloxone 0.4 mg/ml
• Dispense 5 ampoules
• Inject IV every 2-3 hours
• Multiple respiration peaks up followed by every 4th hour according to
response
• Positive pressure ventilation for respiratory support

40
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Round Worm Infestation

A

Tab. Albendazole 400 mg chewable
1 tablet to be chewed at bedtime and can be repeated after 1 month

41
Q

Tape Worm Infestation

A

Tab. Praziquantel 600 mg (10mg/kg BW)
Dispense 1 tablet
1 tablet to be taken in the morning

42
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Urinary Tract Infection

A

Tab. Ofloxacin 200 mg
Dispense 14 tablets
1 tablet to be taken twice daily for 7 days after food
• Advice: plenty of water intake

43
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Painful Aphthous Ulcer

A

Topical Triamcinolone Acetonide 1% cream
Dispense one tube
To be applied 2-3 times daily for 7-10 days after meals and bed time
• Cap. Vitamin B Complex
Dispense 30 tablets
1 tablet to be taken for 30 days