You receive the following prescription for a 4-year-old chil…

You receive the following prescription for a 4-year-old child for oral nitrofurantoin 25mg/5mL suspension for prophylaxis of a urinary tract infection.   How many millilitres of nitrofurantoin should appear on the dispensing label for each dose? Give your answer to ONE (1) decimal place.

You are working in a community pharmacy when you are visited…

You are working in a community pharmacy when you are visited by the Area Manager who wants you to conduct an audit on the sale of medicines used to treat symptoms of an upper respiratory tract condition. If step 1 of the audit cycle is ‘Identify the problem or issue’, what is step 4?

You are working in a community pharmacy in Sunderland where…

You are working in a community pharmacy in Sunderland where you are approached by a man who has arrived from Wales to visit his mother.  He is visiting her for 14 days but he tells you that he has forgotten his medication.  He takes zopiclone tablets 7.5mg, one every night, for insomnia. You ask for permission to consult his Summary Care Record and this confirms that he is currently prescribed this medicine. What is the MAXIMUM number of days supply that you can give him?