Top Drug Test 2 Flashcards
A 54-year-old male is prescribed a 7-day course of clarithromycin for a lower respiratory tract infection. You are dispensing this medication for him and notice an interaction with one of his medicines, atorvastatin. Which is the most appropriate advice to provide?
A 74-year-old woman calls the surgery asking for your advice. She has noticed her urine has discoloured recently and appears a darker yellow-brown colour. She has no other symptoms. She wonders if this is due to one of her medications. Which of her medications, could be a possible cause of her urine discolouration?
A 36-year-old male asks for your advice. He is currently taking amoxicillin 500mg TDS for a chest infection. He is on day 2 of treatment and is experiencing intermittent diarrhoea. He asks whether he should stop the antibiotics. What is the most appropriate advice to provide?
A 62-year-old man presents to your pharmacy with athlete’s foot. He has experienced this in the past but has not had it for some years now. He wishes for a treatment to be provided over the counter. Which of the following would you recommend?
A 64-year-old female who lives with COPD, is experiencing thick sticky mucus in her airways and consequently has a regular productive cough. Her GP has excluded any sinister causes and wishes to prescribe carbocisteine, however you advise this is not appropriate due to her past medical history. What contraindicates the use of carbocisteine?
A 34-year-old woman presents to the pharmacy with a sore eye; you diagnose bacterial conjunctivitis. Which eye drops preparations would be the most appropriate to recommend?
A 52-year-old female is prescribed dihydrocodeine for pain relief following a surgical procedure. What is NOT a common side-effect of dihydrocodeine?
A 43-year-old woman is diagnosed with a respiratory tract infection by her GP. They ask for your advice as she is allergic to penicillins and macrolides, both have a history of causing anaphylaxis. She asks which antibiotics she could prescribe for her?
A 83-year-old man is diagnosed with COPD. He has been commenced on a short-acting beta 2 agonist, but also requires a long-acting muscarinic antagonist to provide better control during the day. Which agents would be suitable to prescribe?
A 52-year-old female is prescribed trimethoprim 200mg BD for 3 days for an uncomplicated UTI. Which would contraindicate use of trimethoprim?
