PSA

Question 1

UTI medication contraindicated in breastfeeding

Answer 1

nitrofurantoin

Question 2

side effects of NSAIDs

Answer 2

• Gastritis with dyspepsia
• Stomach ulcers
• Exacerbation of asthma
• Hypertension
• Renal impairment
• Coronary artery disease, heart failure and strokes (rarely)

Question 3

Contraindications to NSAIDs

Answer 3

• Asthma
• Renal impairment
• Heart disease
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Stomach ulcers

Question 4

Side effects of opioids

Answer 4

• constipation
• pruritus
• Nausea
• Altered mental state (sedation, cognitive impairment or confusion)
• Respiratory depression

Question 5

Reveral of opioids

Answer 5

naloxone

Question 6

Breathrough dose of opioids

Answer 6

1/6 of 24hr dose

Question 7

first line treatments for neuropathic pain

Answer 7

• amitriptyline: TCA
• duloxetine: SNRI
• gabapentin: anticonvulsant
• pregabalin: anticonvulsant

Question 8

Short term rescue for neuropathic flare

Answer 8

tramadol

Question 9

first line med for trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 9

carbamazepine

Question 10

drug that can cause hypokalaemia

Answer 10

thiazide diuretics (indapamide)

Question 11

side effects of PPIs

Answer 11

hyponatraemia

Question 12

what medication can introduce neutrophilia

Answer 12

corticosteroids (prednisolone)

Question 13

medication that interacts with methotrexate and should not be prescribed

Answer 13

trimethoprim
can cause severe myelosuppression