You are working as a pharmacist in a GP surgery when you are…
You are working as a pharmacist in a GP surgery when you are asked for some advice by the Nurse Independent Prescriber. She wants to prescribe rifampicin capsules 300mg to a patient who is currently taking Rigevidon (a combined oral contraceptive pill) and a warning of a drug interaction has come up on her computer. What is the mechanism of this interaction and what is the likely consequence?
Read DetailsYou have just dispensed a private prescription for atenolol…
You have just dispensed a private prescription for atenolol tablets 50mg, one to be taken daily, 56 tablets, repeat x 6, for a patient who has angina. This is the first dispensing of this prescription. You have made an entry in the POM register. What SHOULD happen to this prescription AFTER it has been dispensed?
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You are working as the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) in a small community pharmacy where you are the only pharmacist. At lunchtime you are going to attend a meeting at the local GP surgery where you are doing a presentation about the new Community Pharmacy Contract. What SHOULD happen to the RP notice whilst you are attending the meeting at the GP surgery?
Read DetailsYou have just dispensed and supplied a signed order for diam…
You have just dispensed and supplied a signed order for diamorphine ampoules 10mg for Dr Smith which he has just collected from your pharmacy. You are making an entry into the CD register. Which of the following is NOT a legal requirement for this CD register entry?
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