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Letby case: ‘Lessons need to be learned’ in community pharmacy

The Pharmacist

And it raised ‘significant concerns’ about the power of non-clinical managers in community pharmacies, especially those operated by large private companies.

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Provisional Registered Pharmacist Training: Hospital or Community

RX Note

PRPs are slowly nurtured to learn more on clinical management as well as familiarising themselves with drug dispensing and counselling. Moreover, different from government clinic, PRPs have more weekends and after office hours shifts. However, working at community pharmacy is still a viable option.

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Inventory Control

RX Note

The average monthly usage of the past 3 months, and also Trying to identify if there is any noticeable trend in the 3 individual monthly usage (either has been fairly stable or on an increasing/decreasing trend) - possibly a change in clinical management or clinical practitioner at your facility?

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Learning in Outpatient Pharmacy

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Clinical Management At my hospital, more elderly patients are prescribed with donepezil compared to memantine. If your facility has a dermatology clinic, you can ask patients to show the affected skin area when dispensing topical preparations. The three-times-daily dosing can be found in Lexicomp.

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Lactose Intolerance

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External Links eTG Complete - Lactose Intolerance The acceptability of milk and milk products in populations with a high prevalence of lactose intolerance, 1988 All lactase preparations are not the same: results of a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 1994 Update on lactose malabsorption and intolerance: pathogenesis, diagnosis and (..)

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Contents

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The information provided is meant to act as a guide and should not substitute professional clinical judgement. insulins, inhalers, GTN, transdermal patches, etc.)

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Learning Module

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Community Pharmacy Cough What is the paediatric dose of bromhexine for a child aged 1 years 3 month with wet cough ? Essentials Drug Basis List down 3 references for Brand name searching Dosing (neonate, paediatric and adult - obese , renal or hepatic impairment ) or administration (e.g. Is pravastatin 20 mg stronger?