As part of the investigation, the team review the human fact…
As part of the investigation, the team review the human factors that contributed to the medication incident. It is found that the prescribing doctor did not know that methotrexate is usually once weekly and had not noticed the different frequency on the label; they assumed it was once daily because this is a more familiar dosing frequency. Which error type has occurred in this situation?
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A 78-year-old patient has presented to the community pharmacy with a prescription for ondansetron 4mg three times a day for nausea and vomiting. You decide to contact the GP to discuss your concerns around taking ondansetron alongside which of his regular medications?
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Baby L (5kg) is prescribed furosemide solution 1mg/kg twice a day. Furosemide Oral Solution (20mg/5mL and 50mg/5mL) contains 8% w/v ethanol. Assuming that the maximum dose threshold for ethanol in children is 15mg/kg/dose, which prescription would be MOST APPROPRIATE for baby L?
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