Afghanistan Pharmacy Technician Exit Exam case studies
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The Afghanistan Pharmacy Technician Exit Exam is the assessment that pharmacy technician trainees sit at the end of their training programme, and it functions as the gateway to licensed practice in community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and distribution warehouses across the country. It is aimed at students completing a recognised technician course and at graduates who trained abroad and need Afghan recognition. The Afghanistan Pharmacy Technician Exit Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,958 words.
1The Interrupted Cold Chain at a District Clinic
You are the only pharmacy technician on duty at a district clinic in Herat province. At 8:00 AM the night guard reports that the electricity failed at about 11:00 PM the previous evening and the backup generator did not start until 5:30 AM.
632 words, about 3 min2A Prescription That Does Not Add Up
A 9-year-old child (weight 28 kg) is brought to your community pharmacy with a handwritten prescription for oral amoxicillin suspension. The prescriber has written: 'Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL - give 7.5 mL three times daily for 10 days.' The parent says the child had a rash after amoxicillin two years ago but 'the doctor said it was fine this time'.
689 words, about 3 min3Two Customers, One Counter, a Suspected Diversion
It is a busy evening at a pharmacy in Kabul. A man presents a prescription for a strong opioid (morphine tablets) written by an oncologist for his elderly mother, who has terminal cancer.
555 words, about 3 min4Counting Errors in a Busy Dispensary
You are checking a dispensing tray prepared by a junior colleague at a hospital outpatient pharmacy. The prescription is for a 65-year-old woman: 'Prednisolone 5 mg tablets - 40 mg daily for 5 days, then reduce by 5 mg every 3 days until stopped.' The tray contains 5 mg tablets.
524 words, about 3 min5Reconstituting and Labelling a Compounded Cream
A dermatology clinic asks your hospital pharmacy to prepare 100 g of a 2% w/w hydrocortisone cream in a simple oil-in-water base because the commercial product is out of stock. You have hydrocortisone powder, a cetomacrogol emulsifying ointment base, a calibrated electronic balance reading to 0.01 g, a mortar and pestle, and a 100 g ointment jar.
558 words, about 3 min