Calculate the heart rate for this electrocardiogram. You may…

Calculate the heart rate for this electrocardiogram. You may use a calculator on this question if necessary. Here is some information that you may need: Speed of paper is 25 mm/sec; Distance from one ‘R’ peak to the next is 20 mm; Equation from lab manual : ________ mm/beat X 0.04 sec/mm = _______sec/beat AND 60/sec/min divided by _________sec/beat = ________beats/min. You may also choose to use an alternate method to estimate the heart rate of this patient-we ‘discussed’ these in lab.

You are working as a community pharmacist when the local GP…

You are working as a community pharmacist when the local GP contacts you to discuss a letter that he has received from the local gastroenterologist regarding a 2-year-old child who is suffering from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.  The consultant recommends that the GP should prescribe omeprazole suspension 10mg/5ml.  You check the monograph for omeprazole in the BNFc and you see that there is no liquid formulation of omeprazole listed although there is a dose of omeprazole listed for the age of the patient. What is your MOST appropriate course of action?