Stephen Bennett

Poisoning with homemade remedies: answers

Given that dried leaves may contain up to 0.225%w/w digoxin (ToxBase, no date) calculate the theoretical maximum amount of digoxin in the dried leaves. N.B. 1 dram = 1.77 g. .

Shelf lives of medication

What is the rate (in micrograms per day) that a tablet will lose active ingredient, as it degrades? .

Shelf lives of medication (answers)

What is the rate (in micrograms per day) that a tablet will lose active ingredient, as it degrades? .

Alternate uses for pancreatic hormones

Calculate their exposure to propranolol in mg/kg. .

Alternate uses for pancreatic hormones (ANSWERS)

Calculate their exposure to propranolol in mg/kg. .

Prophylaxis of pneumocystis jirovecii

Prophylaxis of pneumocystis jirovecii

Prescribing prophylactic co-trimoxazole

What would be the ideal four times daily intravenous treatment dose for a 48 kg adult? .

Calculations in excipient exposure during drug treatment

For treating epilepsy of all forms, except typical absences, the recommended oral dose for children under 11 years old is initially 1-1.5mg/kg twice daily (Joint Formularies Committee, 2019). The...

Calculations in excipient exposure during drug treatment: answers

For treating epilepsy of all forms, except typical absences, the recommended oral dose for children under 11 years old is initially 1-1.5mg/kg twice daily (Joint Formularies Committee, 2019). The...

Practical prescribing: management of anaemia

A common dose for treating iron deficiency anaemia in adults is ferrous sulfate 200 mg three times daily (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019). .

Practical prescribing: management of anaemia: answers

To the nearest whole milligram, how many moles of elemental iron are there in each 200 mg ferrous sulfate tablet?.