State Medical Faculty Diploma in Pharmacy Final Exam case studies
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The Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) is a two-part diploma course examined by the State Medical Faculty of West Bengal, an autonomous body constituted by the Government of West Bengal in terms of the provisions of the statutes of the faculty. The Faculty is empowered with the authority to conduct examinations of various Allied and Healthcare Courses as per course curriculum approved by the State Government as also to award Diploma / Certificate to the successful candidates of the approved courses. The State Medical Faculty Diploma in Pharmacy Final Exam case studies are 6 cases and about 2,598 words.
1Compounding a Paediatric Oral Suspension from Tablets
A 4-year-old child weighing 16 kg is prescribed carbamazepine 10 mg/kg/day in two divided doses for epilepsy. The hospital pharmacy stocks only 200 mg uncoated tablets and has no commercial oral liquid.
485 words, about 2 min2Degradation Product in a Stored Aspirin Formulation
A community pharmacy receives a complaint that 300 mg aspirin tablets from a recently opened bottle smell strongly of vinegar and leave a gritty residue. The tablets were stored in a dispensing area near a window where summer temperatures reach 35 °C and relative humidity is about 70%.
434 words, about 2 min3Adulteration Check on a Herbal Slimming Tea
A 42-year-old woman presents with palpitations, tremor, insomnia, and a resting heart rate of 118 beats per minute. She has no cardiac history and takes no prescription medicines, but for six weeks she has drunk two cups daily of a herbal slimming tea bought online.
408 words, about 2 min4Gentamicin Dosing in a Patient with Changing Renal Function
A 70-year-old man weighing 80 kg is treated for a serious Gram-negative infection with intravenous gentamicin 5 mg/kg once daily (400 mg). His serum creatinine has risen from 90 to 180 micromol/L over three days, and his urine output is falling.
375 words, about 2 min5Dispensing a Controlled Drug and Record-Keeping Duties
A patient brings a prescription for morphine sulfate 20 mg modified-release tablets, 60 tablets, to a community pharmacy. The prescription is handwritten by a dentist, is dated three days ago, and specifies the drug, form, strength, quantity and directions but omits the prescriber's registration number.
449 words, about 2 min6Medication Reconciliation at Hospital Discharge
An 82-year-old woman with heart failure, atrial fibrillation and osteoarthritis is discharged after a fall and a hip fracture. Her admission medicines were bisoprolol 5 mg daily, furosemide 40 mg daily, apixaban 5 mg twice daily, paracetamol as needed, and ibuprofen 400 mg three times daily.
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