Mr. Peter Dawsin comes from his PCP office with a prescription for Bactrim DS Q12H for 3 days for urinary tract infection. Mr. Dawsin has documented allergy to co-trimoxazole. It is not safe to dispense this medication. In addition, patient is taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation that can interact with Bactrim.
Problem in the case – pregnant while taking ACE-inhibitor. The questions that must be asked include: allergies, other medications, and pregnancy status (25 year old female).
Mrs. Mia Gleadow is a 50 y.o. patient with type II diabetes who comes to you pharmacy to refill her Lantus. Patient states: “I had low sugar about 2-3 times the past week. I ran out of Lantus syringe and borrowed some regular syringes from her neighbor a week ago. The low blood sugars happened […]
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