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Calculation Skills

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?.

Calculation skills in chronic pain management

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...

Calculation skills in chronic pain management: answers

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...

Titrating medicines to treat neuropathic pain

Sean wants to prescribe pregabalin for his patient with neuropathic pain. He wants to start with 75 mg twice daily for 7 days, then increase the dose to 150 mg twice daily. He will be reviewing his...

Titrating medicines to treat neuropathic pain: answers

How many 75 mg capsules should be prescribed for 4 weeks? .

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