You have just dispensed a private prescription for atenolol…

You have just dispensed a private prescription for atenolol tablets 50mg, one to be taken daily, 56 tablets, repeat x 6, for a patient who has angina. This is the first dispensing of this prescription. You have made an entry in the POM register. What SHOULD happen to this prescription AFTER it has been dispensed?

You are working as the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) in a smal…

You are working as the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) in a small community pharmacy where you are the only pharmacist.  At lunchtime you are going to attend a meeting at the local GP surgery where you are doing a presentation about the new Community Pharmacy Contract.  What SHOULD happen to the RP notice whilst you are attending the meeting at the GP surgery?

You have just dispensed and supplied a signed order for diam…

You have just dispensed and supplied a signed order for diamorphine ampoules 10mg for Dr Smith which he has just collected from your pharmacy.  You are making an entry into the CD register. Which of the following is NOT a legal requirement for this CD register entry?

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.