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Pharmacy PREP MCQ course includes 10 MOCK (Seven Competencies and three full) Exams for Nov 2012.
For schedule Contact Misbah at pharmacyprep/@hotmail.com of SMS/TEXT him 647-221-0457 or call 416-223-7737
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Pharmacy PREP Class 2012 Heads up! Celebrating 12 Years SUCCESS
Heartiest Congradulations. I WISH YOU THE BEST RESULTS. You can post your success stories under this tag. Wish you many more success near future....
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Thats correct, to solve problem, it is necessary for technician to provide possible solutions in the following steps:
1) checking pharmacy stock, if few pill remaining could be dispensed and ask nurse to NOT do double the dose for the yesterday missing dose.
2) Inventory technician can order emergency supplies from other hospitals or retail pharmacies
3) If drugs are too pricy, than can be contacted to pharmacist to consult prescriber to change medication.
Hope this is helpful.
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Top 200 OSCE are role played with panel of 4 pharmacist weekly long term course. The 200 cases sceanrio can be found in Pharmacy Prep OSCE Review Book 2012.
Keep in touch for cases are posted in forum...........
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Its interesting case scenario! There are two important points should be communicated. It is important to let nurse know that she should NOT double the dose or adminstered the yesterdays missed dose. The secondly, technician should bring this attention to pharmacy tech manager, or pharmacist on duty.
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Essential amino acids are PVT TIM HALL
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The most common microorganism that causes urinary tract infections and travelers diarrhea is E.coli
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Anticipating results on this Monday. You all have done enormous hard and smart work to achieve the success;
I WISH YOU THE BEST LUCK!
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Anticipating results on this Monday. You all have done enormous hard and smart work to achieve the success;
I WISH YOU THE BEST LUCK!
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If patient has no contraindications to oral therapy. Metronidazole is the drug of choice for Clostridium difficile. Although oral vancomycin is effective, the risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococci makes it a less desirable option. As for intravenous (IV) therapy, IV vancomycin is considered less effective than IV metronidazole. IV vancomycin does not achieve sufficient drug concentrations in the intestinal lumen.
Reference: Lauren S. Schlesselman, PhramD. assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
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For exams preparation reading smart, indepth, quality and quantity is essential. However, always it easy to washed out after study. But we can better served with simple association for side effects, drug interactions, monitoring and many more......
For thiazides (hydrochlorothiazide) side effects: HyperGLUC
G = Hyperglycemia
L = Hyperlipidemia (LDL & TG)
U = Hyperuricemia
C = Hypercalcemia
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Please find the outcome measurement unit for cost utility analysis (CUA)?
Methodology
Cost measurement unit
Outcome measurement unit
Cost minimization analysis
dollars
Assumed to be equivalent in comparable groups
Cost benefit analysis
Dollars
Dollars
Cost effective analysis
Dollars
Natural units (the years gained, mm hg, blood pressure, blood sugar etc)
Cost utility analysis
Ollars
Quality adjusted life year (QALY) or utilities like preferences
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Oral vitamin K can be obtained in Canada through the Special Access Programme.
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The most common blood cells are erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the second common cells are platelets
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Pharmacy tech helps clients find a particular nonprescription product that they’ve requested, ask such questions as:
• “Have you used this medication before?â€
• “It’s important to ensure there are no drug interactions. Are you taking any prescription or other nonprescription medications?†If the client has not used the medication before or is currently taking other medications, offer the opportunity to speak with the pharmacist. However in the above example pharmacy technician provides infornation from label. Provides information on self care of dry skin and if there is any skin condition refers to pharmacist.
Ref: NAPRA pharmacy tech competencies.
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A client asks you about adverse effect from moisturizers. Talk to client as you do in pharmacy practice
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The best answer is Ovary cancer
Here is the information from credible reference:
Peritoneum is the thin, delicate, and transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers all the organs of the abdominal cavity, including the liver, intestine, uterus, bladder and rectum. This membrane protects the contents of the abdomen, and secretes a lubricating fluid that helps the organs of the abdominal cavity to move smoothly, when we move. Peritoneum is basically composed of epithelial cells, the same cells that also line the surface of the ovaries. This is the reason peritoneum cancer is quite similar to the most common type of ovarian cancer, known as epithelial cancer.
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Tetracycline
Take empty stomach
Avoid dairy products
Avoid sunlight
Take with plenty of water
Doxycycline
Take with or after meals
Take with plenty of water
Avoid sunlight
Minocycline
Take with or without food
Take with plenty of water
Avoid sunlight
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Medication errors could occur if auxiliary labels are not used or not used appropriately? Here are some examples of auxiliary labels.
Atorvastatin: Avoid grape fruit juice
SSRI antidepressants:Preferably in morning (no label)
Amlodipine:Avoid Grape fruit juice
Oral contraceptive:Avoid smoking
Metronidazole:
Do not drink alcohol
May decolorize urine
Take with or without food
Metronidazole ER: Empty stomach
Amoxicillin
Take until you finish medication
Store in refrigerator (for suspension)
Discard after 14 days (for suspension)
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Medication errors could occur if auxiliary labels are not used or not used appropriately? Here are some examples of auxiliary labels.
Atorvastatin: Avoid grape fruit juice
SSRI antidepressants:Preferably in morning (no label)
Amlodipine:Avoid Grape fruit juice
Oral contraceptive:Avoid smoking
Metronidazole:
Do not drink alcohol
May decolorize urine
Take with or without food
Metronidazole ER: Empty stomach
Amoxicillin
Take until you finish medication
Store in refrigerator (for suspension)
Discard after 14 days (for suspension)
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A sign or symptom that is so characteristic of a disease or drug related problem that require diagnosis require referrals?
Signs and Symptoms:
1) Koplik's spots (on the buccal mucosa opposite the lst and 2nd upper molars) are symptoms of measles
2) Rice-watery stool sign of cholera
3) If severe travelers diarrhea associated with fever and/or bloody diarrhea, we start ORS, and initiate antibiotics with or without antimotility agents. If symptoms persist after 48 hours then refer.
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Pharmacy education and exams revolves around things that are most common such as the most common drug metabolizing CYP 450 enzyme, the most common cancer in men or women etc. Along with the most common aspects such as largest, smallest also make for many tests.
The most commons (MC)
1) The most common drug metabolizing CYP 450 enzyme is CYP 3A4
2) The most common cause of microcytic anemia is iron deficiency
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Pharmacy education and exams revolves around things that are most common such as the most common drug metabolizing CYP 450 enzyme, the most common cancer in men or women etc. Along with the most common aspects such as largest, smallest also make for many tests.
The most commons (MC)
1) The most common drug metabolizing CYP 450 enzyme is CYP 3A4
2) The most common cause of microcytic anemia is iron deficiency
3) The most common cause of community acquired pneumonia is S. pneumonia
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Prednisolone each tablet containing 5 mg. Start 35 mg and then taper by 5 mg every 1 day. How many tablets are needed?
Here how prednisone dose tapering works:
First dayt start with 7 tablets of 5 mg and then take less one tablet daily
Day1: Take 7 tablets
Day 2: Take 6 tablets
Day 3: Take 5 tablets
Day 4: Take 4 tablets
Day 5: Take 3 tablets
Day 6: Take 2 tablets
Day 7: Take 1 tablet
So pharmacist dispensed 28 tablets (7+6+5+4+3+2+1).
Patient takes prednisone for 7 days
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