A 61-year-old man presents at your pharmacy and would like t…

A 61-year-old man presents at your pharmacy and would like to purchase sildenafil. He has a BMI of 35 kg/m2. His PMR indicates he is taking the following medicines: Citalopram 10 mg daily Senna 7.5 mg 1-2 at night Solifenacin 5 mg daily Tamsulosin MR 400 micrograms daily   Which of the following is the MOST appropriate response to the patient’s request?  

In December 2018, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regu…

In December 2018, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that all oral lidocaine-containing products for teething in children would be reclassified from General Sale medicines to Pharmacy medicines. a) What change must manufacturers make to the packaging of this product to comply with labelling legislation? (1 mark)   b) What change should occur in pharmacies regarding where these products are displayed? Is this change a legal requirement or a good practice requirement? (2 marks)   c) Describe how the legal sale of these products from a pharmacy is affected by this change in classification. Include in your answer a definition of any key terms.  (2 marks)

A 37-year-old woman presents to your pharmacy with classic s…

A 37-year-old woman presents to your pharmacy with classic symptoms of migraine and discloses that she has already tried to self-treat with paracetamol 500mg tablets. You are aware that sumatriptan is a potential treatment option that you could supply.   What are the requirements that MUST be met before sumatriptan can be sold to this patient? (5 marks)