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2)Anticoagulation. Local nurses gave talk on need to check as per NPSA guide. Have been one or two pts who have never had INR tested after leaving hospital. Then several points re interactions. I was too afraid to show my ignorance re drugs which decrease effect of warfarin other than vit K. Are there any?
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In our area, all warfarin/anti-coag patients started on treatment at hospital are dosed by the anti-coagulation team at the point of discharge and are invited to regular outpatients clinics for their tests. I sat in with them last month - it was good experience to watch them.
Not sure about drugs, but lots of food stuffs are a problem - obv the cranberries, but garlic q10 and ginseng too. I try and make a point of questioning people buying these types of supplements about it.
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3) High dose steroid inhalers. This is set at 800mcgs/day. We were asked to check at MURs.
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Do you give out steroid cards in the community for inhalers? I have worked in comm for 18 months and have never seen one given out but at the hosp its routine to do so for all steroid inhalers over 100mcg/dose?
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I found it a very good evening but the speakers outnumbered the attendees as usual. Just what is it with pharmacists that they only want to work the hours and consider pharmacy as just a job and not a career or vocation.
I could never do something I did not enjoy enough to put as much into it as possible. When in export I often worked very odd hours and have never had a 9-5 mentality which is so common these days.
Pharmacy and scientific matters in general have been a lifelong interest.
johnep
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I agree john. It really bugs me the amount of people who just want pharmacy to be 9-5, or are in it for the ££. I'm only a 3rd year but I think pharmacists should be passionate about their jobs (or maybe i'm a nerd lol)