PEBC case studies
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The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) is the national certification body for the profession of pharmacy in Canada, and its website describes more than 60 years of providing certification for the pharmacy profession. PEBC certification is pursued through the Qualifying Examination, which exists in two streams: pharmacists write Part I (MCQ) and Part II (OSCE), while pharmacy technicians write Part I (MCQ) and Part II (OSPE). The PEBC case studies are 5 cases and about 3,505 words.
1Nitrofurantoin Prescribed at an eGFR of 26 in a Warfarin-Treated Older Adult
D., 78, brings a new electronic prescription to your community pharmacy: nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystals 100 mg PO BID for 7 days, from a walk-in clinic physician. She reports 2 days of dysuria and urinary frequency, no fever, no flank pain, and no vomiting.
703 words, about 4 min2Duplication of Two Acetaminophen Products in a 20-Month-Old
brings her 20-month-old son, weight 10.4 kg, to your pharmacy counter at 09:00. He has had a fever up to 38.9 °C for 2 days with rhinitis and is drinking well.
762 words, about 4 min3Emergency Contraception at 68 Hours in a Patient With a BMI of 34 and Epilepsy
R., 26, arrives at your pharmacy at 19:00 on a Sunday, 68 hours after unprotected intercourse, and asks for 'the morning-after pill.' She is 1.68 m tall and weighs 96 kg (BMI 34). Her medications are lamotrigine 150 mg BID for epilepsy and sertraline 50 mg daily.
661 words, about 3 min4Levofloxacin Ordered for Inpatient Pneumonia in a Patient With Prior Tendon Rupture, AAA and a High INR
B., 67, is admitted to the medical ward with a 3-day history of productive cough, fever 38.6 °C and dyspnea. Chest X-ray shows right lower lobe consolidation; CURB-65 score is 1.
673 words, about 3 min5Falls and Orthostasis in an 86-Year-Old on Sedatives, Anticholinergics and a Diuretic
K., 86, lives alone in a seniors' apartment and has fallen three times in four months; the most recent fall caused a wrist fracture. Her daughter brings her for a medication review.
706 words, about 4 min