You speak to a mother regarding ibuprofen 100mg/5mL suspensi…
You speak to a mother regarding ibuprofen 100mg/5mL suspension for their 2-year-old child. Using the table below, how many milligrams of ibuprofen will the child receive for each dose? Extract from NHS Guidelines: Ibuprofen for children
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You are working as a pharmacist independent prescriber in a rheumatology clinic. A patient is prescribed methotrexate 15mg once a week for rheumatoid arthritis and you wish to add in folic acid 5mg tablets to reduce the risk of adverse effects. You decide to prescribe ‘folic acid 5mg tablets, ONE tablet to be taken WEEKLY three days after the methotrexate dose’. How many folic acid 5mg tablets should you prescribe to provide treatment for four weeks?
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A patient who requires insulin for type 2 diabetes uses Humulin M3 (100units/mL) 29 units before breakfast and 29 units before an evening meal. Humulin M3 is available in 3mL injection pens. How many full days will one 3mL Humulin M3 pen last for?
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A patient is admitted to hospital after an overdose of citalopram tablets. A blood plasma concentration is measured at 1000mcg/L. If citalopram has a half-life of 35 hours, how many hours will it take for the plasma concentration to fall to a safe level of 250mcg/L?
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