I did my 1st prescription intervention today!!
Posted by mei | Posted in Life as a pharmacist, On a serious note, Pharmacy queries | Posted on 02-08-2010
Tagged Under : Iglu and bonjela for mouth ulcers, locorten-vioform twice daily, naproxen not prescribable under nhs by dentist, whats best OTC treatment for ulcers if breast feeding?
I am so proud of myself today. I am happy. Im glad I did something good for my patient! Woohoo.
Ok, I know you want to know what it was. It wasn’t sucha biggie really. Just a prescription for locorten-vioform ear drops. Doctor prescribed four times a day, I knew it wasn’t meant to be used that frequently, as it was a steroid drops, normally its about twice a day, so I looked it up and according to the BNF, 2-3drops twice a day for 7-10days! I rang up the surgery, clarified it, and explained to the patient, and he was really thankful! I sent the prescription back to the surgery for ammendment. But I gave out the ear drop with the correct directions on there. So thats the highlight of my day! yay!
Other things I’v learnt today :-
1. Naproxen not prescribable under NHS by a dentist. Alternative would be Ibuprofen, but patient allergic to it, next best option was diclofenac, which can be used for dental pain.
2. A lady with mouth ulcers wanted to buy something OTC. I found out she was breast feeding, so I wouldnt sell bonjela, it contains salicylic acid – aspirin related stuff – worried about reye’s syndrome- so I sold Iglu instead, that contains lidocaine, which is ok for breast feeding, as minimal quantity gets into breast milk.
Thats it for the day, I had a very pleasant, and smooth day today! Off tomorrow.
