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Vocal ligaments are attached to which of the following?

A patient is prescribed MST 15 mg tablets ONE to be taken TWICE a day for the treatment of pain associated with multiple sclerosis. She also takes 2.5 mL of morphine 10 mg/5 mL oral solution twice a day, for breakthrough pain. The patient is stable and tolerates opioids well but needs to be transferred from oral analgesia to a buprenorphine patch. What is the most appropriate BuTrans patch to prescribe? Give your answer in micrograms/hour.   Extract from BuTrans literature

A patient is currently prescribed Zomorph (morphine MR) 60 mg capsules, ONE to be taken TWICE a day. What would be the maximum quantity of morphine 10 mg/5 mL liquid that could be prescribed for EACH breakthrough dose? Give your answer in millilitres.  

A 22-year-old patient is unable to swallow and receives all medication via a PEG feeding tube. He has tonsillitis and is prescribed phenoxymethylpenicillin 500 mg four times a day for 10 days. Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension is prescribed. How many 100 mL bottles of phenoxymethylpenicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension should be dispensed in order that it lasts for the 10-day treatment course?  

How many unexcused absences results in being dropped from the course?

You are an independent prescriber running a diabetes clinic. You see a 76-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes. His diabetes remains difficult to control and you therefore start him on Lantus® (insulin glargine) at a dose of 36 units with an evening meal. You prescribe a box of five Lantus® 300 unit/3 mL cartridges. How many full days will this prescription last? Assume only single doses are to be administered from each injection pen.

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You are reviewing a prescription for a 65-year-old female patient with multiple myeloma. The patient is prescribed a chemotherapy regimen that includes bortezomib, which is prescribed according to body surface area at a dose of 1.3 mg/m2. The patient weighs 52 kg and is 169 cm tall. Using the below equation, what dose of bortezomib should be prescribed? Give your answer in milligrams and to the nearest whole number.     

You are an independent prescriber running an asthma clinic. You see a 14-year-old patient with an acute exacerbation and decide to prescribe prednisolone 5 mg tablets. The patient weighs 39.2 kg and requires a five-day course at a dose of 1 mg/kg once daily. How many prednisolone 5 mg tablets will be required to provide treatment for the five-day course?