A patient is found to have a serum potassium level of 2.4mmol/L in accident and emergency (A&E) and it is deemed appropriate to give him intravenous potassium replacement. He is prescribed 40mmol of potassium chloride in 1 litre of sodium chloride 0.9% which the nurse is required to administer immediately. Which option is MOST APPROPRIATE?

Mrs HG, 67 years old, is admitted to hospital with a urinary tract infection. She has a past medical history of colon cancer and is currently taking oral capecitabine. What initial course of action would be LEAST APPROPRIATE for the ward doctor in this situation?

Which of the following statements best describes the PDSA cycle in the context of pharmacy practice?

A healthcare professional notices an adverse drug reaction in a patient and considers reporting it to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for monitoring and analysis. Which of the following adverse drug reactions should be reported to the MHRA?

You are working in a community pharmacy and a parent comes in with a prescription for their 2-year-old child for flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution sugar-free (7-day course). They tell you that their child has cellulitis, and they are anxious to give them the first dose as quickly as possible. You do not have the sugar-free version in stock as there is currently a national shortage. What is the MOST APPROPRIATE course of action?

A 45-year-old patient (BMI 17kg/m2) with endocarditis requires intravenous gentamicin. Which parameter should be used to calculate the dose to optimize therapeutic outcomes and minimize the risk of toxicity?

Which statement best distinguishes between Clinical Audit and Research in healthcare settings?

Which incident would be classed as a Never Event, as defined by NHS Improvement?

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?

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?