NPC D.Pharm case studies
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The NPC D.Pharm page introduces a study resource for candidates preparing for the Diploma in Pharmacy examination in Nepal. The exam is delivered in Nepal and its domains are grouped into six areas: Pharmaceutical Sciences (20%), Pharmacology and Therapeutics (20%), Pharmacy Practice and Hospital Pharmacy (20%), Pharmaceutical Legislation and Ethics (15%), Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis (15%), and Community Pharmacy and Health Education (10%). The NPC D.Pharm case studies are 5 cases and about 4,085 words.
1A Proprietor's 'Best Seller' with a Borrowed NAFDAC Number
You are the superintendent pharmacist of a community pharmacy in Owerri. The proprietor returns from a trade fair with 40 cartons of a herbal capsule marketed as 'Sugar-Free Forever' for diabetes.
843 words, about 4 min2Bleeding Gums and an INR of 7.8 After a Urinary Tract Infection
You are the pharmacist on duty in a community pharmacy in Kano when a 72-year-old man presents with bleeding gums and fresh bruises on both forearms. He has atrial fibrillation and has taken warfarin 5 mg daily for three years; his last INR, two weeks ago, was 2.5.
750 words, about 4 min3Three Missing Morphine Ampoules at Shift Handover
You are the pharmacist in charge of the dispensary at a 180-bed tertiary hospital in Ibadan. shift handover, the night nurse reports that the ICU controlled-drug cupboard contains three fewer ampoules of morphine 10 mg/mL than the balance recorded in the register.
786 words, about 4 min4Extemporaneous Spironolactone Suspension for a Child with Ascites
You are the pharmacist in a hospital dispensary in Abuja. A 5-year-old girl weighing 18 kg has been prescribed spironolactone 2 mg/kg/day in two divided doses for ascites due to chronic liver disease.
885 words, about 4 min5A New Hypertension Diagnosis, Daily Ibuprofen, and a Herbal 'Cleanser'
You are a community pharmacist in Enugu. A 52-year-old secondary-school teacher comes to your pharmacy with a new prescription for amlodipine 5 mg once daily and hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg once daily.
821 words, about 4 min