Mrs Banks, one of your regular patients comes in with a new prescription.  She has been taking digoxin and furosemide for several years now.  She has recently sprained her ankle which is very painful and has also been preventing her from sleeping properly.  She has seen a GP at an emergency appointment and has been started on nitrazepam and co-codamol 30/500. consider the suitability of each drug and dosage.

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Mrs Banks, one of your regular patients comes in with a new prescription.  She has been taking digoxin and furosemide for several years now.  She has recently sprained her ankle which is very painful and has also been preventing her from sleeping properly.  She has seen a GP at an emergency appointment and

has been started on nitrazepam and co-codamol 30/500.

consider the suitability of each drug and dosage.

Pharmacy Stamp
treatment
Age
D.O.B
Number of days
N.B. Ensure dose is stated
For
dispenser
No. of
Prescns, on
form
tablets)
17.01.35
Digoxin 175microg daily (28
Signature of Prescriber
Dr Green
Dr A Green
Furosemide 40mg daily (28
tablets)
Nitrazepam 10mg at night (28
tablets)
Co-codamol 30/500 2 QDS (100 tablets
Title, Forename, Surname & Address
Upper Broughton
Essex
SS9 7YH
Edna Banks
31 Sheffield Road
Date
Hatland
SS5 9XC
94756291
In date
PATIENTS- please read the notes overleaf
FP10SS0403
Mrs Banks, one
gamon in with a
Transcribed Image Text:Pharmacy Stamp treatment Age D.O.B Number of days N.B. Ensure dose is stated For dispenser No. of Prescns, on form tablets) 17.01.35 Digoxin 175microg daily (28 Signature of Prescriber Dr Green Dr A Green Furosemide 40mg daily (28 tablets) Nitrazepam 10mg at night (28 tablets) Co-codamol 30/500 2 QDS (100 tablets Title, Forename, Surname & Address Upper Broughton Essex SS9 7YH Edna Banks 31 Sheffield Road Date Hatland SS5 9XC 94756291 In date PATIENTS- please read the notes overleaf FP10SS0403 Mrs Banks, one gamon in with a
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