SSC Pharmacist case studies
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The SSC Pharmacist is a Staff Selection Commission recruitment examination for pharmacist posts in Indian government departments. The official SSC home page, as retrieved on 6 November 2026, does not list a Pharmacist examination among its current notices or calendar entries; it lists only SI in Delhi Police/CAPF, Junior Engineer, Stenographer, CHS (10+2), Constable (GD), Selection Posts, CGL, CHT, MTS and departmental examinations, and describes "Several other exams conducted by SSC to recruit candidates" under an "Others" category. The SSC Pharmacist case studies are 5 cases and about 3,962 words.
1Locked Rack: Reconstructing a Controlled-Drug Shelf Order
A 200-bed district hospital keeps five controlled drugs on a locked vertical rack with five numbered shelves, shelf 1 at the top and shelf 5 at the bottom: Fentanyl, Naloxone, Tramadol, Morphine and Pethidine. The narcotics register records four standing rules, and the outgoing pharmacist must sign the rack count before every shift change: (i) Naloxone sits immediately below Fentanyl.
741 words, about 4 min2Inspection Memo: Four Findings at a Retail Medical Shop
During a routine inspection of a retail medical shop in a tier-2 city, a Drugs Inspector records four findings in her memo: (a) 14 strips of a Schedule H antibiotic were sold during the week, and the shop has no sale register for these drugs; the owner says the prescriptions were returned to the customers after dispensing. (b) 40 tablets past their expiry date by five months are on the sale shelf, with the expiry date plainly printed on each strip.
884 words, about 4 min3Ethanol Alligation: Meeting a 12-Litre Order Without an Indent
The pharmacy of a medical college must supply 12 litres of 60% v/v ethanol for preparing antiseptic hand rub. Stores hold 4 litres of 90% v/v ethanol, 7 litres of 40% v/v ethanol and an unlimited quantity of 20% v/v ethanol; purified water is also available.
778 words, about 4 min4Correcting a High-Alert Medication Circular
A district hospital's pharmacy has drafted a circular for ward nurses about the new high-alert medication policy. Before administration, two nurses must verify the dose, and the patient's identity should be confirmed by them.
740 words, about 4 min5Renal Impairment, an NSAID and a Sulfonylurea on One Prescription
A 72-year-old woman, 48 kg, with type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis attends the medicine OPD with a three-day history of dysuria. Serum creatinine is 1.6 mg/dL; the laboratory reports an eGFR of 26 mL/min/1.73 m².
819 words, about 4 min