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1
Q

What drug should be avoided in chicken pox and why?🐓

A

IBUPROFEN

Increased risk of serious skin infection - necrotising fasciitis

2
Q

How much pseudoephedrine OR ephedrine can you legally sell at a given time?

A

720mg of pseudoephedrine

OR

180mg of Ephedrine

3
Q

What drugs contain Archas Oil?

Archas oil = Peanut oil

A

Ceromol (for ear wax)

Naseptin (nasal cream)

Colpamin (peppermint oil)

Salmeterol (LABA - only generic versions?)

4
Q

Chloramphenicol counselling points?

A

5-day course of ABx

1 drop every 2 hours (during awake hours) for 2 days
1 drop every 4 hours for 3 days for 3 days

Don’t touch eye with dispenser/bottle
Take contacts out - not preservative free (or refer?)
Store in fridge is drops

5
Q

What is the API of viagra connect and what must be done after 6 months?

A

Sildenifil 50mg

Must have a doctors appointment after 6 months

6
Q

What’s the minimum age of aspirin use and why?

A

> 16 years

Risk of Rayes syndrome in younger than 16

Rayes syndrome: rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain

7
Q

Counselling points for Hedrin (dimeticone 4%)?

A

Leave on hair for a minimum of 8hrs/can be left overnight

Wash out with normal shampoo

Repeat after 7 days

Use nit comb alongside?

8
Q

Ovex (Mebendazole) counselling?

A

> 2 years

Can repeat after 14 days if reinfected

Hygiene advice