PHRM4012 Oral Exam Notes (Prescription, OTC and Ethics Notes)

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These are the notes/guide for all 4 stations: Prescription station, OTC station (product request and symptom-based consultation) and Ethics station for PHRM4012 oral exam. For the prescription notes section: The testable medicines are from the PMF and it is from all years and will test Category 1 and 2 medicines. These notes contain a detailed summary of all Cat 1 and Cat 2 medications (except Cat 2 meds that are EXTREMELY UNLIKELY to be tested). For each medicines/class, it will involve providing a summary about the dose, whether it needs to be taken with food, what happens if you miss a dose, Adverse Effects/Side Effects, Medicine Interactions, Suitability for Pregnant/Breastfeeding, Specific Counseling Points, Lifestyle Advice (physical resources that can be used CMI, PSA Self-Care Cards, Dedicated Online Sites for Specific Conditions like National Heart Foundation, National Asthma Council, General Management Advice for Conditions). These medicines are grouped in accordance to the years tested. Y1 & Y2 S1: NSAID, Terbinafine, Reflux meds, RA, Gout Y2 S2: Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Anticonvulsants, Antipsychotics, Sleep Meds, Diabetes Meds, Anti-emetics, HRT, Contraceptive Pills, Osteoporosis Meds, Anti-Parkinsons Y3 S1: AF, Anticoagulants, Antiplatelets, Antihypertensives ( BB, ACE-I, Sartan, CCB, Thiazide Diuretics), HF, Lipid Meds, Angina, Smoking Cessation Y3 S2: Antibiotics, Antiviral, Antifungal, Respiratory Meds (Asthma, COPD) A good way to study this station is to think about common scenarios that you will encounter in the pharmacy in regards to prescriptions. There are some medications (listed near the end of the document) that are highly unlikely to be tested in the prescription station ( from Salbutamol onwards) because there are more likely to be OTC medicines or are prescription medicines that are too difficult/complex to test without equipment ( insulin). I am not saying they won't be tested but it's just that it's unlikely. For the OTC notes section: Each section (health condition) will provide information on: Background of Condition (may be useful in identifying condition) Symptoms Referral Points Treatment (Useful for both stations) Non-Pharmacological Approaches/Lifestyle Advice Personally a good way to ace these OTC stations is to know your conditions and the medicines needed to treat inside and out, because some medicines can be used for multiple conditions. I do have a separate section at the end of the notes that will have a summary of some medicines that may be (but unlikely) to be tested. Otherwise, all the testable medicines are within each health condition. I have created the notes this way because you are going to diagnose the patient before you decide on the medicine in either station, therefore I have written my notes in respect to the health conditions. The product station is more straightforward as you got the product and all you need to do is identify that it is appropriate (which most of the time, it will be). The symptom-based consultation is a bit harder because you need to identify the condition and decide on a medication. For the Ethics notes section: It is a summary of all the important documents that is important to look at for the ethics station. I have provided a succinct summary of extremely important aspects of the PSA Code of Ethics, HDPR, National Competency Standards, Australia Privacy Principles and some important scenarios that you may encounter (information gathered from APF etc). I achieved the maximum possible of marks for this section.