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g. four times a day
h. infusion
i. subcutaneous
3. Describe each of these prescriptions for a patient with sus-
pected acute coronary syndrome. The first one has been done for
you.
Medicine
Dose
Method
of administration
Streptokinase
1 500 000 U
i.v. infus-n over 60 mins
Aspirin
300 mg
p.o. stat
Diamorphine
2.5 – 5 mg
i.v. stat
Metoclopramide
10 mg
i.v. stat
GTN
300 mcg/5 ml
i.v. infus start @ 40 mcg/min
Streptokinase, one and a half million units by intravenous infu-
sion over sixty minutes.
4. Complete the sentences. Look at the text of Task 1 to help you.
1. ...................... of the skin may be caused by drugs such as aspirin
which can produce a rash.
2. At a ......................... you can get your prescription and all sorts of
other health products.
3. Gastro-intestinal irritation is a ........................ – ...........................
of aspirin.
4. Aspirin is ......................... for patients with previous or active
peptic ulceration.
5. When bubbles appear on the skin due to heat or irritation, this is
called.................... .
6. The maximum ........................ of paracetamol for an adult is 4
grammes daily.
7. ........................ means a drug is not contraindicated but care must
be taken in its use.
8. ......................... for codeine phosphate are mild to moderate pain
and cough suppression.
9. A person who dispenses drugs is a ..................... .
10. The place where drugs are dispensed in a hospital is a
......................... .