Table Of ContentTable of ContentsChapter 1: The GPhC Exam 9Syllabus 10Therapeutic Areas 11Calculations Types 11Part I 12Part II 12Why students fail the GPhC Exam... 12Question Structure 13SBAs 13EMQs 13CQs 14"Inappropriate" Question 15Answer Sheets 15Pre-registration Year Schedule 16On the Day 17Exam Trends 18Chapter 2: Working as a Pre-reg 19Pre-reg Tips... 19Tagging the BNF and Drug Tariff 19The BNF 20Pre-reg Learning Techniques 20Pre-Reg Social Skills 22Patients to look out for... 24Pregnant women 24Paediatrics 26Chapter 3: The BNF and BNFC 32Introducing the BNF... 32BNF Check List 34Common side effects mentioned in the GPhC Exam 35Most common side effects 35Less common side effects 35How to memorize side effects? 36With food or without food? 37Short Hand and Latin Abbreviations 38Section 1: Gastrointestinal System 41Gastrointestinal Tract 41Section 2: Cardiovascular System 42Blood Pressure 42Warfarin 42Section 3: Respiratory System 44Asthma 44Section 4: Central Nervous System 45Migraine 45Anxiolytics 45Pain Ladder 45Depression 45Psychosis 46Drugs of withdrawal 46Antimuscarinic ADRs 47Section 5: Infections 48Antibiotics 48Drugs and antibiotics in relation to food and alcohol 48Antifungals 53Label number vs Corresponding Label Warning 54Section 6: Endocrine System 55Diabetes 55Corticosteroids 56Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) 56Section 7: Gynaecology and UTI 57The morning after pill 57Long term contraceptives 57Management of missed tablets 57Section 8: Malignant disease and immunosuppression 59Section 9: Nutrition and Blood 60Porphyrias 60Iron Conversion table 60Vitamins 60Blood parameters 62Section 10: Musculoskeletal 64Section 11: Eye 65Section 12: Ear, nose, and oropharynx 66Section 13: Skin 67Corticosteroid potency 68Section 14: Immunological products 69Travel Health 69Appendices of the BNF 70Appendix 1. Drug Interactions 70Appendix 2. Liver Disease 72Additional Notes on the BNF 74Drug induced blood dyscrasia and agranulocytosis 74Common adverse drug reactions... 74Medicines and their side effects 75Yellow Card Scheme 75Chapter 4: The MEP 76Section 1: General legal requirements 76Medicines for human use 76The Responsible Pharmacist 76POMS - Prescription Only Medicines 77Controlled Drugs 79Destruction of Controlled Drugs 81Section 1.3 - List of medicines for humans 82Medicines for Veterinary Use Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008 872.1: Ethics / Professional Guidance 89
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