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18 Cards in this Set
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Year of Medicines Act?
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1981
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Year of Medicines Regulations?
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1984
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Which act deals with the classification of controlled drugs?
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Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
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Name of medicines imported for specific patients- not available in NZ market
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Section 29 medicine
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How often should ward register stocktake occur?
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Weekly
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How often should full stocktake occur?
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6 monthly- 30th June, 31st Dec
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What are the legal requirements NZDF needs to document on a prescription register over and above those stipulated in the Medicines Regulations Act?
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Batch number, Issuer, and checker
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When NZDF medic administering medicines IAW DMTPs, what 3 details must be included on the label of a medicine
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Pt name, date, prescription number
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Loratadine admin, what pt info to pass on?
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May cause drowsiness, take care driving, and heavy machinery. Limit alcohol intake.
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Contraindications of Voltaren Sod 50mg
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Hepatic or Renal failure, NSAIDS sensitive asthma, gastric ulcers or bleeding, cardiac failure, rhinitis, pregnancy (3rd trimester)
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Maximum length of time hydrocortisone can be administered?
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2 weeks
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Diclofenac Sod 50g patient advise
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Administer in 2-3 divided doses, preferable before meals. Do not divide or chew. 100-150mg daily
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Precautions for administering paracetamol?
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Hepatic and Renal impairment, alcoholism, high alcohol intake, Gilberts syndrome, fructose intolerance, use of more than a few days
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Pt advice for administering Amoxycillin/Clavulanic acid to 25 year old female
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One tablet every 12 hours, or 8 hours in more severe cases. With or without food. Whole course must be completed to enable anti-biotics to work, or else the body will grow resistance to it, May reduce effectiveness of the oral contraceptive pill; use alternative or additional contraception. Report hypersensitivity. Observe good oral hygiene
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What produces an adverse reaction of increased BP and tachycardia?
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Pseudoephedrine
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Can aspirin be substituted for Paracetamol 500mg? (DS answer)
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Yes can be substituted, as long as any new contraindications etc are noted. They are both pain relievers. Don't use with NSAIDS
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After a week of a particular drug use, pt notices abrupt burning in stomach, and blood in stools. What action to take and why?
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Advise to stop taking medication, and get a range of liver function and blood tests done. Possibility of a stomach ulcer.
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What combination of drugs should be administered to a pt with sinusitis?
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Analgesic and antibiotic
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