S18 Flashcards
(20 cards)
This medication is indicated for bacterial vaginosis and is usually given at a dose of one applicator full daily for 3-7 nights.
Carbetocin
Clindamycin
Clotrimazole
Dapoxetine
Estriol
Misoprostol
Oxytocin
Sildenafil
Clindamycin is indicated for the treatment of BV
This medication is used to terminate pregnancy following mifepristone administration.
Carbetocin
Clindamycicn
Clindamycicn
Dapoxetine
Estriol
Misoprostol
Oxytocin
Sildenafil
mISOPROSTOL is indicated for the termination of pregnancy following mifepristone
A junior doctor calls you asking for advice. He has a medical emergency and wishes to induce labour in a patient for medical reasons and wishes to know what drug is most appropriate to induce labour in a women with a Bishop score of 7.
Carbetocin
Clindamycicn
Clotrimazole
Dapoxetine
Estriol
Misoprostol
Oxytocin
Sildenafil
Oxytocin is indicated for the induction of labour for medical reasons
ou receive a phone call from a GP who is seeking to initiate a 32-year-old man on medication for premature ejaculation. The GP explains that this man has had poor control over ejaculations for seven months and this is affecting his relationship, the man is distressed as a result and the GP asks for advice on choosing a suitable drug.
Carbetocin
Clindamycicn
Clotrimazole
Dapoxetine
Estriol
Misoprostol
Oxytocin
Sildenafil
Dapoxetine - is a short acting SSRI which is indicated for premature ejactulation in men who meet a set list of criteria
This drug is used at a dose of 20 mg 3 times a day for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Carbetocin
Clindamycicn
Clotrimazole
Dapoxetine
Estriol
Misoprostol
Oxytocin
Sildenafil
Slidenafil is licensed for pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults. The dose is 20mg three times a day
Tramadol capsules 50 mg
Denature and dispose of in the designated medicines ‘Doop’ disposal bin
Denature and pour down the sink
Down the toilet
In the normal waste bin
In the wholesaler returns tray
Place in the designated medicines disposal ‘Doop’ bin
Place in the sharps bin
Put in the confidential waste bin
Controlled drugs should be denatured and disposed of in the designated medicine drop disposal bin
Paracetamol 500 mg tablets bought over the counter
Denature and dispose of in the designated medicines ‘Doop’ disposal bin
Denature and pour down the sink
Down the toilet
In the normal waste bin
In the wholesaler returns tray
Place in the designated medicines disposal ‘Doop’ bin
Place in the sharps bin
Put in the confidential waste bin
Place in the designated medicines disposal ‘Doop’ bin
Paracetamol tablets should be disposed of in a medicines disposal bin, how they were purchased does not change the disposal process.
Paracetamol tablets 500 mg that have been dispensed
Denature and dispose of in the designated medicines ‘Doop’ disposal bin
Denature and pour down the sink
Down the toilet
In the normal waste bin
In the wholesaler returns tray
Place in the designated medicines disposal ‘Doop’ bin
Place in the sharps bin
Put in the confidential waste bin
Place in the designated medicines disposal ‘Doop’ bin
Paracetamol tablets should be disposed of in a medicines disposal bin, how they were purchased does not change the disposal process.
A box of unopened insulin pen needles
Denature and dispose of in the designated medicines ‘Doop’ disposal bin
Denature and pour down the sink
Down the toilet
In the normal waste bin
In the wholesaler returns tray
Place in the designated medicines disposal ‘Doop’ bin
Place in the sharps bin
Put in the confidential waste bin
Place in the sharps bin
Sharps should be disposed of appropriately.
A drug has an indication for deep vein thrombosis and is described as a direct thrombin inhibitor with a rapid onset of action.
Apixaban
Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dabigatran etexilate
Dalteparin sodium
Danaparoid sodium
Dipyridamole
Unfractionated heparin
Dabigatran etexilate is a direct thrombin inhibitor with a rapid onset of action
A patient is being treated for deep vein thrombosis and is only aware of the dose of the medication they are taking. They inform you they were told to take ‘10 mg twice daily for 7 days, then a maintenance dose of 5 mg twice daily’. Which medication is this likely to be?
Apixaban
Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dabigatran etexilate
Dalteparin sodium
Danaparoid sodium
Dipyridamole
Unfractionated heparin
Apixaban is licensed for the use in the treatment of DVT at a dosage regime of 10mg twice a day for 7 days then maintenance of 5mg BD
A patient aged 7 years has contracted Kawasaki disease and a doctor asks which drug is most useful to help treat the condition.
Apixaban
Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dabigatran etexilate
Dalteparin sodium
Danaparoid sodium
Dipyridamole
Unfractionated heparin
Aspirin is NORMALLY contraindicated in children under 16 years of age unless specifically indicated e.g. for Kawasaki disease.
A patient is suffering with a transient ischaemic attack and is intolerant of aspirin and had headaches with dypyridimole. A doctor queries which drug is a suitable alternative.
Apixaban
Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dabigatran etexilate
Dalteparin sodium
Danaparoid sodium
Dipyridamole
Unfractionated heparin
Clopidogrel is indicated for use in those patients suffering with a transient ischaemic attack in patients ‘with aspirin hypersensitivity, or those intolerant of aspirin despite the addition of a proton pump inhibitor’. It is given at a dose of 75 mg daily in this condition.
Which of the listed medications is an NSAID and as such is indicated for analgesia and pyrexia?
Apixaban
Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dabigatran etexilate
Dalteparin sodium
Danaparoid sodium
Dipyridamole
Unfractionated heparin
Aspirin can be used to help prevent blood clots which it does through its anti-platelet activity. It is also indicated for mild-moderate pain and pyrexia.
Whilst running a training session for pharmacy technicians, you are asked a question relating to the interaction of omeprazole and a certain drug. Omeprazole is said to ‘reduce the antiplatelet activity’ of this drug if given concurrently. Which drug does this apply to?
Apixaban
Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Dabigatran etexilate
Dalteparin sodium
Danaparoid sodium
Dipyridamole
Unfractionated heparin
Both esomeprazole and omeprazole reduce antiplatelet activity of clopidogrel.
A child has a rash with very itchy small red spots that started on the head and neck before moving down to the trunk. Some of the spots appear to have crusted over. Before the spots appeared the child had a fever and sore throat.
Chicken pox
Glandular fever
Impetigo
Measles
Meningitis
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Rubella
Chicken pox
A lady is worried about her 17-year-old son. He is very run down and has a headache, sore throat and swollen/tender lymph glands. He has been spending a lot of time with his new girlfriend but isn’t well enough to see her at the moment.
Chicken pox
Glandular fever
Impetigo
Measles
Meningitis
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Rubella
Glandular fever- also termed the kissing disease, associated with painful swollen glands in teenagers
A 5-year-old child has a rash that started around her ears and moved down to her trunk and limbs. In addition, she has had a fever, head cold and a cough. On her inner cheeks and gums she has small white spots.
Chicken pox
Glandular fever
Impetigo
Measles
Meningitis
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Rubella
Measles
A 7-year-old child has a severe headache, stiff neck and a dislike a light. In addition, she has a non-blanching rash as well as a fever and she feels nauseous.
Chicken pox
Glandular fever
Impetigo
Measles
Meningitis
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Rubella
Meningitis
A 3-year-old child has an area of red itchy skin around his mouth and nose. He also has vesicles in the same area that have ruptured and are weeping. Some of the exudate has dried to a brown, yellow sticky crust.
Chicken pox
Glandular fever
Impetigo
Measles
Meningitis
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Rubella
Location of rash and age of child indicative of impetigo.
