Prescription review: A foolproof plan
2 Prescription review A foolproof plan Chapter objectives . Learn a practical and reliable routine for all prescribing situations. . Learn to identify the common traps in the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA,…
Prescribing: Doing it yourself
7 Prescribing Doing it yourself Chapter objectives . Revisit the PReSCRIBER routine described in Chapter 2. . Practise writing prescriptions with worked answers to reinforce the principles. Structure of this Section within…
Calculation skills
6 Calculation skills Chapter objectives . Learn reliable methods for calculating common dosages or administration rates. . Learn to record this information correctly. . Learn how to avoid the common traps in the…
Drug monitoring
8 Drug monitoring Chapter objectives . Learn how to monitor the beneficial and harmful effects of commonly used drugs. . Practise identifying the most appropriate course of action for managing different clinical…
Adverse drug reactions
9 Adverse drug reactions Chapter objectives . Learn to identify and predict adverse reactions for specific drugs. . Learn to identify likely drug interactions. . Know how best to prevent or manage these…
Communicating information
5 Communicating information Chapter objectives . Learn which pieces of information should be communicated to patients when they are started on a particular drug. . Learn how to select the most appropriate…
Basic principles of prescribing
1 Basic principles of prescribing Chapter objectives . Understand the premise of this book and how it will help you to pass the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA). . Learn how best to…
9: MISCELLANEOUS
Atropine Overdose CLASSIFICATION Anticholinergic, antispasmodic, antidysrhythmic ACTION Inhibits action of acetylcholine. Primary affects are on the heart, exocrine glands, smooth muscles, and eye. USES • Antidysrhythmic—increases heart rate in symptomatic…
4: CARDIAC
Antihypertensives ACTIONS Antihypertensive drugs act on the vascular, cardiac, renal, and sympathetic nervous systems. They also act to lower blood pressure (BP), cardiac output, and peripheral vascular resistance. USES •…
2: ANTIBIOTICS/ANTIVIRALS
Cephalosporins ACTION Each generation has increasing bactericidal activity to break down gram-negative bacteria and anaerobes, as well as reach the cerebrospinal fluid. Cephalosporins interfere with bacterial cell wall synthesis and…
