Lebanon Pharmacy Colloquium case studies
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The Pharmacy Colloquium (امتحان الكولوكيوم للصيادلة) is the licensing examination administered under the authority of the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists (LOP) for pharmacists who hold a pharmacy degree and seek the right to practise in Lebanon. It is aimed at Lebanese and foreign-trained pharmacy graduates entering community, hospital, or industrial practice, and it functions as the bridge between university education and a licence to dispense and counsel patients. The Lebanon Pharmacy Colloquium case studies are 5 cases and about 5,500 words.
1Pediatric Spironolactone Suspension: Dose, Formulation, and Counseling
Rania is a 4-year-old girl weighing 14 kg who is discharged from a Beirut hospital with a new prescription for spironolactone 1.5 mg/kg/day in two divided doses for heart failure. The family arrives at your community pharmacy on a Friday evening with no medicine at home.
966 words, about 5 min2Altered Phenobarbital Prescription, Pregabalin Request, and Insurance Receipt
A 34-year-old man, a regular customer, comes to your busy Beirut pharmacy on Saturday with a handwritten prescription for phenobarbital 100 mg tablets, one at bedtime. The quantity field reads '160,' but the '6' is written in a different ink and the '1' appears overwritten.
1,064 words, about 5 min3Warfarin, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole, and an INR of 5.6
Salma is a 78-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation on warfarin 4 mg daily, target INR 2.0–3.0. Her INR was 2.4 two weeks ago.
1,116 words, about 6 min4Third-Party Contract and Early-Payment Discount in a Tripoli Pharmacy
Your independent pharmacy in Tripoli has average monthly sales of LBP 900 million at list price, a gross margin of 22%, and fixed costs of LBP 170 million per month. A third-party payer offers a one-year network contract: an 18% discount on list prices, payment 75 days after month-end, and projected incremental sales of LBP 270 million per month.
1,159 words, about 6 min5Cluster of Angioedema After Lisinopril: Signal, Reporting, and Patient Advice
Over three weeks, five patients aged 48–72 who started lisinopril 10 mg from the same manufacturer's batch present to your pharmacy with lip or tongue swelling. Two had facial edema; one needed emergency department care.
1,195 words, about 6 min