Case studies

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These case studies have been prepared by the Technical Information Service of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. You can contact them on +44 (0)20 7572 2302 and techinfo@rpsgb.org.

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• A pharmacist requires information on the use of kelp. A patient with hypothyroidism (prescribed thyroxine) is enquiring if it is safe to take it

British National Formulary

• A prescriber has asked whether there is a UK preparation containing both ramipril and felodipine
• A care home manager asks a pharmacist if there is an interaction between aspirin and warfarin
• A prescriber has asked for a conversion dose for morphine to fentanyl patches

Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons

• An analyst is looking for UV spectra for mefenamic acid and methods of quantification

Dietary Supplements

• A pharmacist has heard that glucosamine may be a problem in diabetic patients. What is the evidence to suggest this?

Herbal Medicines

• A patient asks if it is OK to take ginkgo biloba and aspirin

Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference

• A Canadian requires supplies of Zoloft. Is it available in the UK and, if not, what is the nearest equivalent?
• A pharmacist undertaking CPD relating to epilepsy wants to read up on antiepileptics

Pharmaceutical Excipients

• A pharmaceutical chemist wants information on the excipient magnesium trisilicate

Stockley's Drug Interactions

• Is there an interaction between Flagyl and alcohol?

Stockley's Interaction Alerts

• A prescriber needs to find out whether there is an interaction between St John's Wort and ciclosporin

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