GENERAL

Question 1

MEDICATION ERROR?

Answer 1

wrong drug or wrong dose

Question 2

five R’s to prevent medication error?

Answer 2

right patient 
right drug 
right dose
right route 
right time

Question 3

who regulates drugs in uk?

Answer 3

MHRA

Question 4

licesning of drugs checks what? 4

Answer 4

safe?
effective?
high quality?
benefit more than risk?

Question 5

pharmacovigilance means? e/g

Answer 5

continuosly checking drugs once out on market

e/g - yellow card scheme

Question 6

specials?

Answer 6

for certain conditions and situations

special formulations of medicines made for clinical reasons when an existing formulation of an available licensed product is not usitable for patient - it ALSO UNLICENSED

Question 7

POM drugs?

Answer 7

prescription only med

written by practioner before given - formulation, strength, quanitity etc

Question 8

CD? describe them and e/g 2

Answer 8

controlled drugs

all under 5 schedules that specify import, production, supply, prescribing etc

e/g - opiates, tramadol

Question 9

PAR? and its sections include? 3

Answer 9

prescription and administration record

• regular drugs
• once only drugs
• as required drugs

Question 10

CAM?

Answer 10

complimentary and alternative medicine

Question 11

issue with CMAs?3

Answer 11

lack of reporting of AE/ADR
concern with high risk patients - children, preganant, multimorbid, polypharmacy
lack of scientifically valid safety data

Question 12

examples of CAM? 5

Answer 12

herbal med
homeopathy
acupuncture
hypnosis
yoga/massage

Question 13

CAM used by who? 3

Answer 13

before preg and after
cancer patients
recommended it by others

Question 14

herbal medicine?

used in who

Answer 14

active ingrediants - plants

used in pregannt women a lot - beginnign and end of 9 months

Question 15

issue with herbal use alongside western drugs?

Answer 15

herbal-drug interaction

Question 16

concerns with herbal meds? 3

Answer 16

teratogenesis/fetogenesis
interactions with drugs
no safety data

Question 17

homeopathy? remedies process describe and called overall?

Answer 17

remedies are substances diluted and shaken many times in water - until none left -

they believe more diluted - more power to treat

called potentisation

Question 18

acupuncture? describe process

Answer 18

chinese medicine

trigger points targeted for needling to deal with pain

Question 19

safety of acupuncture? e/g - 2

Answer 19

same risks as with needle use in general

e/g - infection, puncture

Question 20

aromatherapy? describe

Answer 20

use of concentrated essential oils and massaged into skin or inhaled

Question 21

anthromedicine approach includes?

Answer 21

4 level understanding
all level interact with eachother

physical - western
vitality - energy of person
psychological
individuality of person

Question 22

anthromedicine approach includes?

Answer 22

4 level understanding
all level interact with eachother

physical - western
vitality - energy of person
psychological
individuality of person

Question 23

acupuncture benefit for what?

Answer 23

fibromyalgia pain

migraine pains

Question 24

consquences of complimentary mediicne?

Answer 24

few compared to western medicine

Question 25

best way to use compleimentary mediicne?

Answer 25

good and beneficial alongside western med - NOT ALTERNATIVE