Israel Pharmacist Licensing Exam case studies
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The Israeli pharmacist licensing examination (בחינת רישוי ברוקחות) is the assessment used within the Israeli Ministry of Health (Misrad HaBriut) licensure pathway for pharmacists who wish to practise in Israel. It is aimed at pharmacy graduates - including graduates of Israeli programmes and pharmacists trained abroad seeking recognition - who must demonstrate that their knowledge meets Israeli professional standards before registration. The Israel Pharmacist Licensing Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,483 words.
1Vancomycin in an elderly patient with worsening renal function: reading a trough and rebuilding the dose
A 78-year-old woman (68 kg) was admitted with MRSA bacteraemia arising from an infected diabetic foot ulcer. Baseline serum creatinine was 1.3 mg/dL; it is now 1.8 mg/dL, giving an estimated creatinine clearance of about 33 mL/min by Cockcroft–Gault.
843 words, about 4 min2A suspicious narcotic prescription on a Sunday evening: forgery, confidentiality and the duty to verify
You are the responsible pharmacist in a neighbourhood pharmacy in Haifa on a Sunday evening. A 34-year-old man you do not recognize presents a prescription for oxycodone immediate-release tablets, written on the Ministry of Health narcotic prescription form.
921 words, about 5 min3Ceftriaxone into a calcium-containing TPN line in a 1.1 kg neonate
You are the pharmacist covering the neonatal intensive care unit of a 900-bed hospital. A 1.1 kg infant born at 27 weeks' gestation is on day 5 of life and receiving a 24-hour compounded total parenteral nutrition bag containing amino acids, glucose, calcium gluconate (final concentration 20 mEq/L) and potassium phosphate.
896 words, about 4 min4Post-stent DAPT, a new PPI and self-medicated ibuprofen: ranking interacting problems in community pharmacy
A 63-year-old man attends your community pharmacy for a medication review three months after percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent. His cardiologist's list is: aspirin 75 mg daily, clopidogrel 75 mg daily, atorvastatin 80 mg at night, bisoprolol 5 mg, ramipril 5 mg, metformin 1 g twice daily.
937 words, about 5 min5An early MMR before travel, a sibling on chemotherapy and a pregnant mother
At a Tipat Halav (family health centre) in Jerusalem you are asked to see an 11-month-old infant whose family is travelling in three weeks to a country with a large ongoing measles outbreak; they will also attend a crowded family gathering abroad. The infant has received all routine vaccines to date except MMR, which is scheduled at 12 months.
886 words, about 4 min