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Define multimorbidity

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Presence of two or more life long health conditions in a patient

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What is deprescribing and why’s it done?

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Process of discontinuing or reducing the dose of medicines to manage poly pharmacy

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What are some example for lack of adherence

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Prescription not dispensed or collected
Purpose of meds not clear
Perceived lack of efficacy 
Real or perceived adverse effects
Patient fears risks or s/e
Administration instructions not clear 
Physical difficulty taking the meds 
Unattractive formulation 
Complicated regime
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What is the new medicines service?

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Provides education and support to patients newly prescribed a medicine to manage long term conditions. Involves patient engagement, intervention and follow up

Eg asthma copd htn t2d

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What is medicines use review and who should it be done for?

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Adherence entered review 
Pts taking high risk meds
Pts recently discharged from hospital 
Certain respiratory meds
Patients with or at risk of cvd 
On atleast 4 different meds
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Why should the brand name of biological medicines be written on the prescription

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To avoid inadvertent switching. Substitution of brands is not appropriate for biological medicines

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What are biosimilar medicines ? Give examples

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Biological medicines that is highly similar and clinically equivalent (interns of safety efficacy and quality) to an existing biological/ originator medicine that has already been approved by the EU.

Eg:
Enaxaparin
Infliximab
Insulin glargine and insulin lispro

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When is unlicensed meds use necessary

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If clinical needs cannot be met by licensed meds but use should be supported by appropriate evidence and experience and should be able to be justified

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What makes a preparation sugar free?

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Does not contain glucose fructose or sucrose

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How do you provide extemporaneous preparations?

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Recently prepared and with sterile water

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Apart from misused drugs, what meds are involved in drug imaged driving rules?

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Opioids

Benzodiazepines

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How should patients dispose of unwanted meds?

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Return them to the supplier for destruction

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What’s the legal requirement of what should be on a label

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Name of patient 
Name and address of supplier
Date of dispensing 
Name of medicine
Direction for use of medicine 
Precaution for medicine 
Keep out of reach of children
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Requirements for a pharmacy only prescription

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Written in idelible ink
Dated
Name and address of the patient
Address of the prescriber
The type of prescriber and their signature in ink not printed
Age and DOB (legal requirement for both under the age of 12)

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What should not be abbreviated on prescriptions

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Micro gram and Mano gram
And units
Drug name
Directions (excluding the approved Latin ones)

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What do dentist prescribe on

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FP10D

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When sending a CD electronic prescription, what must the prescriber do?

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Print it off and sign it

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What should the pharmacist assess when deciding to give an emergency supply of medicines. What should they do after?

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There’s Immediate need for the meds
It has previously been prescribed for the person requesting it
It would be the appropriate dose
No greater quantity than 5 days is given for CD schedule 4 and 5 or phenobarbitone
No supply of CD schedule 1 2 3
No more than 28 days for normal P meds
Smallest pack for creams, inhaler, insulin supplied

Entry should be made by the pharmacist stating the date, name, quantity, name and address of patient and nature of emergency

Label should state emergency supply

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How does an emergency supply requested by a prescriber work?

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Pharmacist must be satisfied with the reason
Prescription provided in 72 hours
The meds is not a CD schedule 1 2 or 3
The meds are recorded with the label stating emergency supply

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What should the pharmacist do if they cannot make an emergency supply

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Advice the patient on how to obtain essential medical care

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What drugs are included in schedule 1 CD and Prescribing requirements

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Drugs not used medically such as LSD
A home office license is required for their production possession or supply
Cd register must be kept

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What drugs are included in schedule 2 CD and Prescribing requirements

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Includes opiates morphine methadone Ocycodone
Full CD requirements with prescriptions
Safe custody
Drug register

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What drugs are included in schedule 3 CD and Prescribing requirements

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Includes barbiturates bupernorphine gabapentin pregabalin tramadol
Special prescription requirements
Safe custody
But no register required

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What drugs are included in schedule 4 & 5 CD and Prescribing requirements

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Retain invoiced for 2 years

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Requirement for CD prescription
``` All of the normal legal ones Quantity written in words and figures As directed not suitable State the form State the strength if more than one is available ``` For dental practice only if prescribed by dentist
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Quantity you can supply and how long a CD prescription is valid for schedule 1-4
28 day valid prescription | Can supply for 30 days
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how long a CD prescription is valid for schedule 5
6 months
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Can you write p and cd meds on the same script
Not cd schedule 2 and 3 and normal p meds
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Can pharmacist dispense cd meds with no quantity in words and figures
Yes if one is present but sign and date it
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What is required to travel with CD drugs (exc schedule 5)
Import export license if they carry more than 3 months and home office licence for schedule 1 regardless of the amount
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How are drugs that produce unwanted or unexpected adverse affects reported
The yellow card scheme
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How long do products usually retain the black triangle
Five years but can be extended if required
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Why is it important to report adverse reactions in children to the yellow card scheme
The effect of the drugs in children may be different from that in adults Drugs may not have been extensively tested in children Many drugs are not licensed for use in children and are used off label or as unlicensed products Drugs may affect the way the child develops
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What should you look out for when prescribing in hepatic (liver) impairment
Impaired drug metabolism Hypoproteinaemia (reduced protein binding and increased toxicity of some highly bound drugs) Reduced clotting by reduced synthesis of clotting factors and prolonged prothrombin time Hepatic encephalopathy (hepatic coma)- further impair cerebral function Fluid overload Reduced bile excretion Malabsorption of fat soluble vitamins Hepatotoxicity
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What should you look out for when prescribing in renal (kidney) impairment
Reduced renal excretion of a drug or is metabolise may cause toxicity Sensitivity to some drugs is increased Many side-effects are tolerated poorly by patients with renal impairment Some drugs are not affective when renal function is reduced
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What are the two methods used to estimate renal function
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and creatinine clearance
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When should drugs be prescribed in pregnancy
Only if the expected benefit to the mother is thought to be greater than this to the fetus and all drugs should be avoided if possible during the first trimester
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What is important to note when prescribing in breastfeeding
For many drugs insufficient evidence is available to provide guidance and it is advisable to administer only essential drugs to a mother during breastfeeding because the absence of information does not imply safety
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What is the order of prescribing in Perative care for pain
Start with a non-opioid analgesics such as paracetamol if it’s not sufficient alone then an opioid analgesic alone or in combination with a non-opioid analgesic at an adequate dose Start with a weak opioid like codeine or tramadol if they do not control the pain morphine such as transdermal bupronorphine transdermal fentanyl hydromorphone oxycodone and methadone If the patient is not opioid naive
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Name enzyme inhibitors and their effects of drugs SICKFACES. COM
Increased risk of enzyme toxicity ``` Sodium valproate Isoniazid Cimetidine Ketoconazole Fluconazole Alcohol Chloramphenicol Erythromycin Sulphonamide ``` Ciprofloxacin Omeprazole Metronidazole
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Name enzyme inducers and their effects on drugs
Increased risk of subtherapeutic treatment ``` Barbiturates St. John’s wort Carbamazepine Rifampicin Alcohol Phenytoin Griseofulvin Phenobarbital Sulfonylureas ```
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion red
Dantron Doxorubicin Levodopa
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion red/ orange
Rifampicin
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion orange
Sulfasalazine
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion yellow/ brown
Nitrofurantoin | Senna
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion pink or orange
Pheninidione
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion blue
Triamterene
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion black tarry
Iron | Bismuth
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What drugs colour the urine/ bodily secretion brown
Prostaglandin analogues
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What cautionary advice is on sedatives
This medicine may make you sleepy if this happens do not drive or use tools or machinery Do not drink alcohol
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How do you report adr
Yellow card scheme
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When to report adr
Newer drugs and vaccine indicated by the triangle symbol medication errors Medical devices Defective medication or suspected fake medicines
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What are side effects probability listed as
``` 1 in 10 very common 1 in 100 common 1 in 1000 uncommon 1 in 10000 rare < 1 in 10000 very rare ```
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What drugs cause myrlosuppression
DMARDs: methotrexate Antiepileptic: carbamazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine Antibiotic: chloramphenicol, trimethoprim Immunosuppressant: azathioprine, cytotoxic Anti folate Other: aminosalicylates, clozapine
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What does freshly prepared and recently prepared medication mean
Freshly prepared: less than 24 hours | Recently prepared 4 week expiry when stored at 15-25 degrees
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What’s the general rule for S/c infusions
Should be given at different sites and not mixed
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What are the BMI classification
``` Healthy weight- 18.5-24.9 Overweight- 25-29.9 Obesity 1- 30-34.9 Obesity 2- 35-39.9 Obesity 3- 40+ ```

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