Prophylaxis of pneumocystis jirovecii

Quantities of GLP-1 mimetics

Calculate the number of pre-filled pens that would be needed for a one month supply of Exenatide (Byetta) at a dose of 5 micrograms and 10 micrograms. .

Quantities of GLP-1 mimetics: answers

Calculate the number of pre-filled pens that would be needed for a one month supply of Exenatide (Byetta) at a dose of 5 microgram and 10 microgram..

Calculating for parenteral nutrition

If a 60 kg patient on ITU requires 1.3 g/kg/day of protein equivalents from the bag of standard PN, what hourly infusion rate should they receive? .

Calculating for parenteral nutrition

If a 60 kg patient on ITU requires 1.3 g/kg/day of protein equivalents (Singer et al, 2019) from the bag of standard PN, what hourly infusion rate should they receive? .

Revisiting the basics

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...

Revisiting the basics

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...

Christmas calculations

Your turkey instructions advise you to cook the bird for 40 minutes per kg plus 20 minutes..

Christmas calculations

Your turkey instructions advise you to cook the bird for 40 minutes per kg plus 20 minutes..

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...