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Specialist Practitioner, Senior Lecturer, Programme Lead Non-Medical Prescribing, University of Central Lancashire
Joseph is 18 years old and attended a friend's party where he sustained a dog bite to his left hand, which was left untreated for 3 days. He presents today with an infected hand with redness,...
Joseph is 18 years old and attended a friend's party where he sustained a dog bite to his left hand, which was left untreated for 3 days. He presents today with an infected hand with redness,...
Mrs Smith, aged 47, is discharged from hospital following abdominal surgery for advanced bowel cancer. Her discharge medications include: Co-codamol 30/500 mg tablets, 2 tablets QDS as required..
a. Assuming Mrs. Smith takes the maximum dose of 8 tablets in any 24-hr period, how many tablets need to be prescribed to ensure she has sufficient pain relief for 2 weeks? .
Try the following drug calculations and remember that Sir Isaac Newton [1643-1727] once said ‘Truth [the answer] is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of...
Drug A is available in 250 microgram tablets. Your patient requires 2 mg twice daily. How many tablets will the patient require each day? .
James is 65 years old and currently shielding. You have managed this patient for many years in primary care and know his condition and treatment regime well. You undertake a telephone consultation...
Mrs Smith is awaiting discharge following an uneventful appendectomy two days ago. You are writing a discharge prescription for analgesia. You prescribe co-codamol 30/500 mg tablets, 1-2 tablets...
Mrs Smith is awaiting discharge following an uneventful appendectomy two days ago. You are writing a discharge prescription for analgesia. You prescribe co-codamol 30/500 mg tablets, 1-2 tablets...
Ben, aged 52, has type 2 diabetes mellitus and has been commenced on gabapentin capsules for neuropathic pain. The British National Formulary (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019) states that he should be...
Ben, aged 52, has type 2 diabetes mellitus and has been commenced on gabapentin capsules for neuropathic pain. The British National Formulary (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019) states that he should be...
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