You are working in a community pharmacy where you have just…

You are working in a community pharmacy where you have just employed a new member of staff to work on the medicines counter.  The new staff member has just started his online Sales of Medicines course and he is asking you about the legal classification of medicines for sale over the counter. Which of the following statements about Pharmacy-only (PO) medicines is INCORRECT?

You are working as a community pharmacist and you are contac…

You are working as a community pharmacist and you are contacted by the practice nurse at the local GP surgery.  She has heard about the New Medicine Service that is now part of the Community Pharmacy Contract and she would like to know which chronic conditions are included. Which of the following conditions is included in the New Medicine Service?

You are working in a pharmacy when you are contacted on the…

You are working in a pharmacy when you are contacted on the telephone by the local GP.  He is visiting a patient at home who has an infected leg ulcer.  He would like to prescribe a 14 day course of flucloxacillin capsules 500mg, 2 QDS. Which of the following statements about this emergency supply scenario is CORRECT?

When responding to an ethical dilemma, pharmacists must cons…

When responding to an ethical dilemma, pharmacists must consider lots of information before deciding what action to take. One way to do this in a systematic way is to follow a stepped approach. The first step involves gathering all the relevant facts. Which of the following statements about this first step is INCORRECT?